Hamish Saunders Island Survey Reports

​​Hamish Saunders

Hamish Saunders was a New Zealand volunteer who died tragically in 2003 while conducting survey work on a Tasmanian endangered species program. Hamish graduated from Waikato University with a First Class Honours and Masters degree in marine geology. He later completed a postgraduate GIS course with distinction. He also achieved qualifications as a scuba dive instructor, was a good sportsman and was talented, not solely academically, but as an all round individual. As an explorer, Hamish achieved in his 26 years much of which most only dream. From Antarctica to the Galapagos, Central America, South America, South- East Asia, Europe and Australia, he combined his passion for the natural world and conservation with that of an interest in local cultures and people. Not only did he travel to these places, but he also took a great interest in the people around him. He touched many lives. Hamish was a remarkable and talented young man. The passion and enthusiasm he engendered in those whom he met and the gentle leadership he embodied is his legacy.

This island survey program was dedicated to the memory of Hamish Saunders and intended as a platform for emerging leaders in marine conservation. The Tasmanian Government's commitment and long-term support for the program was endorsed by the then Minister for Environment and Planning, The Hon. Judy Jackson MHA, on 8 July 2005.

The Trust, established in memory of Hamish Saunders has provided both specialist staff from this department and emerging New Zealand natural scientists with the unique opportunity to visit and study our islands.

The collaborative program ceased in 2017.

​2017 - South Hunter and Stack Island

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - South Hunter and Stack Islands 2017   (15Mb)​

2015 - Sloping Island natural and cultural values survey 2015

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - Sloping Island natural and cultural values survey 2015   (9Mb)

2014 - lungtalanana (Clarke Island)

Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - lungtalanana (Clarke) Island 2014  (6Mb)

2013 - South Bruny and its Offshore Islands

Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - South Bruny Island 2013  (7Mb)

2012 - Flinders Island

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - Flinders Island 2012   (6Mb)

2011 - Schouten Island

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - Schouten Island Scientific Expedition 2011   (7Mb)

2010 - Inner (West) Sister Island

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - Inner (West) Sister Island - 2010   (5Mb)

2009 - The Islands of Macquarie Harbour

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Reports 2009 - The Islands of Macquarie Harbour - Part 1   (2Mb)

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report 2009 - The Islands of Macquarie harbour - Part 2   (8Mb)

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - The Islands of Macquarie Island - Part 3   (3Mb)

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Reports 2009 - The Islands of Macquarie Island - Part 4   (2Mb)

2008 - Prime Seal Island

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - Prime Seal Island Report 2008 - Part One   (3Mb)

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - Prime Seal Island Report 2008 - Part Two   (4Mb)

2007  

There was no Island Survey in 2007

2006 - Three Hummock Island

  Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report - Three Hummock Island: 2006 Flora and Fauna Survey   (2Mb)

2005 - Tasman Island

    Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust Survey Report 2005 - Tasman Island   (1Mb)

Contact

Wildlife Services

GPO Box 44,
HOBART, TAS, 7001.