Tassie Science Road Trip - Beaker Street Festival

Three CMS members will be participating in different science trips during the festival.

Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas will be talking about "how climate change is affecting Tasmanian and Antarctic species and environments", at the RACV Hobart Hotel on the 8^th of August (more information here).

Assoc Prof Catriona MacLeod will be talking about "coastal and marine development and resource use", in Strahan on the 9^th of Aug (more info here). Catriona will also join the Gordon River Cruise to add to the scientific commentary about the Tasmania’s west coast and the Tasmanian UNESCO Wilderness World Heritage Area on the 10^th of Aug.

Prof Gretta Pecl will be talking about "the effects of climate change on the inhabitants of Tasmania’s East Coast waters", in Freycinet on the 13^th of Aug (more information here). Gretta will also join the Wineglass Bay Cruise to continue the discussion about how and why Tasmanian marine species continue to change on the 14^th of Aug.

Please find details about all the road trips here.

Festival dates: 8^th-14^th August 2021.