Great Victorian Fish Count!

Together we survey to record the numbers of selection of important fish species with the help of a slate. Great opportunity to get to know the species we see so often while diving. This Event is free to attend for DLT members and you can register yourself through this platform. This is a must to be in the run for a GVFC T-shirt (first in best dressed) and to attend the event.

The survey runs from November 16th until December 15th. The club will organise two dive days within these dates for us to complete the survey. If you are keen to do a survey on one of your dives outside of the organised events, speak to Martina, and she can help set you up with everything you need.

On the day we will meet as a group, go over the dive plan, safety and pair up with buddy and slates. For lunch, let's set up a BBQ lunch to fuel our bodies before the next dive (BYO meat, we supply the bread and sauces).

SURVEY DAYS:
- Sunday 1st of December - DLT organising the survey dive at Flinders Pier.
- Saturday 14th of December -DLT organising the survey dive at Blairgowrie Pier.

Depending on weather conditions Dive time and exact dive site TBC the week before.


 

Everyone attending the event is participating in this survey by VicParks so it is important to collect the data after every dive, Find the Survey Supervisor on that day and log your findings after each dive.

Any issues with login details to register please get in contact with info@divelatrobe.org.au. Save these login details for other upcoming events/dive days.

Event date is subject to change depending on weather conditions.

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More info on GVFC;
'Since 2002, hundreds of divers and snorkelers have dropped below the waves in November and December to take part in the biggest citizen-science event on Victoria’s marine calendar, the Great Victorian Fish Count (GVFC).
With a dive slate in hand, we record the numbers of a selection of important fish species and report any others not usually found in the area as part of this long-term monitoring of fish across the Victorian coast. The data collected is uploaded to the Atlas of Living Australia (an online store for biodiversity data, currently with over 67 million records) to improve our knowledge of Victoria’s marine species.

http://vnpa.org.au/programs/great-victorian-fish-count/