T.I.M.F.S
ABOUT THE TANCOOK ISLANDS MARINE FIELD STATION
The Tancook Islands Marine Field Station is a ‘living lab’ undertaking cutting-edge marine research on the white shark and its ecosystem. The station complex is located on Big Tancook Island and sits on 7 acres of land facing the ocean.
The station can currently host up to 14 people living full-time operating on the water on a daily basis or attending courses.
The main headquarters is the cooking, eating and central social hub of the field station complex and also has accommodation for the Lab Manager. We have extensive gardens for growing our own produce.
The Brains Building is a key part of the Tancook Islands Marine Field Station complex where the team prepares equipment for tracking sharks and gears up for all marine science activities. Computer stations provide a base for lab interns to program tags, complete analysis of video derived from BRUVs and undertake focused research projects.
Two bunkies on the station complex provide shared living accommodation (bunk beds) for 4 interns ("Bluefin Bunkie") and 6 interns ("Sunfish Bunkie"). An additional three bunks are located in the “Lobster Trap” upstairs in the main Headquarters.
The Tancook Islands Marine Field Station currently operates a Ford F150 for transporting people, supplies and equipment around the island and to and from the main wharf. Our primary research vessel is a Contender 25 Open (28ft total length) offshore centre console fishing vessel with two 300hp Mercury engines. The boat is specifically equipped to deal with a range of marine activities in coastal and offshore waters including focused work on white sharks and other large shark species. A second vessel, a Shamrock 20ft-pilothouse supports scientific operations in the bay.
