The report, which was delayed by the state election, showcased a vision of broadwalks, an improved Seaport marina, re-vegetation across the Tamar.

The Tamar Action Group, which had been strong advocates for the release of the TEMT report, said they while they welcomed some proposals, the report seemed to ignore some significant issues.

"The Tamar Action Group believes there are some excellent ideas being suggested - such as the additional boardwalks and showcasing of wetlands," TAG chairman Andrew Lovitt said.

"We would love to see these go ahead, as a first step, to resolving complaints about the Tamar and its deteriorating condition.

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The group questioned the report's lack of planning regarding the mud build-up choking the upper estuary, the invasive rice grass taking over natural habitat in the mid-reaches from Batman Bridge to Legana. and he growing flood risk for the lower parts of Launceston.

These are issues TAG believes are significant issues facing the Tamar River and ones that they have raised publicly previously.

"It is curious that the report does not seem to address the problems most frequently cited by letters to The Examiner and our group in particular," Mr Lovitt said.

The Tamar Yacht Club has been another significant advocate for the release of the TEMT report and has previously expressed its disappointment with the report.

However, past commodore of the Tamar Yacht Club Greg Hall said that the canal proposal from the TEMT, similar to one which the club had previously suggested, had been a point of confusion.

On advice the club has received, the proposal would cost $40 million dollars, however, in the TEMT report, a similar approach was costed at a higher cost.

The yacht club unveiled their proposal previously, which would involve proposal introduced in 2011 that floated the idea of moving the Trevallyn dam Tailrace to the head of the river

"We have a reliable source that says our $40 million dollars for the canal wasn't that far off the mark and TEMT have come back and said it is $250 million," Mr Hall said.

"We've asked to return the rivers to its natural state via the Tailrace."

Previously, Infrastructure Minister Michael Ferguson had said the public consultation stage, the next step in this process would be open to everyone.

""The best way for that to happen is for the usual noisy groups to have their say and that's great, but we want everybody - mums, dads, anybody out there, school kids, have your say," he said.

Mr Hall said the mention of the "noisy groups" could only be interpreted as a shot at groups like the yacht club.

"I'd take that as a direct shot at us ... but we are one of the major stakeholders in the river, we are a noisy group and we will remain that way," Mr Hall said.

Ultimately, TAG said they would await to see what came of the consultation process and the final report set for the end of the year.

"The Tamar Action Group believes there are good ideas in this initial summary - ideas we would love to see go ahead. However, we would like to respond more fully when the full report is available," Mr Lovitt said.

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