Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery’s Expedition of Discovery III – The flora and fauna of the Spring Bay Mill area after a long history of industrial use

Macroalgae of the Spring Bay area, Triabunna, Tasmania

“…The TMAG's annual Expeditions of Discovery have, to date, documented the terrestrial flora and fauna of the Wind Song property, Little Swanport (Baker et al 2019), and the Musselroe Wind Farm, Cape Portland, Tasmania (Baker et al 2021a). The third expedition, undertaken in the Triabunna area at the Spring Bay Mill site in 2019 (Baker et al 2021b) provided an opportunity to include a marine component for the first time. This additional focus is particularly significant because Triabunna is a port with a history of shipping impacts since visiting ships and their ballast are postulated as having introduced several marine species to Tasmanian waters (Sanderson 1990, Saunders & Withall 2006, Grove et al 2018.…”