Exercise Thalassarche was conducted in Hobart and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel region of Tasmania between 14 and 16 November 2023. The exercise name – Thalassarche – is the genus name for the Shy Albatross, a species unique to Tasmania. Exercise Thalassarche was jointly led by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Environment Protection Authority Tasmania and TasPorts.
The exercise was designed to practice and continue to build a national maritime pollution capability by implementing a combined Commonwealth, Tasmanian and National Response Team response to a level 3 marine pollution emergency in Tasmanian state and port waters.
Over the course of three days, over 200 people participated from 26 agencies including government, the private sector and non-government organisations (NGOs).
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