Helicopters will search for North-West eagle nests as work towards Tasmania's energy revolution continues.
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TasNetworks expects eagle nest surveys along the proposed transmission route from Hampshire to Staverton will start on May 11 and finish by May 15.
The aim is to identify nesting sites for wedge-tailed eagles and white-bellied sea eagles.
"We take any potential impacts to our endangered Tasmanian eagles very seriously, which is why it's important we get these surveys done to ensure we don't encroach on any nesting sites," TasNetworks' Project Marinus general manager, Bess Clark, said.
She said findings from the surveys would inform route selection, design and planning approvals if the proposed Marinus Link electricity interconnector to the mainland and the related transmission development in the North-West went ahead.
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TasNetworks said Marinus Link and the transmission developments were a valuable opportunity to stimulate jobs and investment in the challenging times caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The state shed an estimated 20,800 jobs between March 14 and April 18, going by Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.
"Marinus Link and the supporting transmission developments in North-West Tasmania can create billions in economic growth, thousands of jobs and be a catalyst of skills and local content development in Tasmania and regional Victoria," Ms Clark said.
"Marinus Link unlocks a pipeline of investment in renewable energy and long-duration energy storage with an estimated value of up to $5.7 billion and 2350 jobs."
TasNetworks said Marinus Link and the transmission developments had reached the design and approvals phase, thanks to $56 million from the Australian government.
The aim was to be "shovel ready" by the mid-2020s.
It said the Australian Energy Market Operator and Infrastructure Australia supported that goal.
Marinus Link and its energy export potential would also strengthen the business cases for further renewable energy developments in Tasmania, including wind energy and pumped hydro.
TasNetworks said helicopters would be used for the nest surveys because they could fly low enough and slowly enough for trained observers to find nests.
It said Tasmanian ecologists and helicopter services would be used.
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