Sandy Bay beach upgrade on track: council
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The endangered spotted handfish has delayed works at Sandy Bay beach. (ABC News)
The $6 million Sandy Bay foreshore re-development has fallen behind schedule due to the discovery of the Spotted Handfish spawning in the area.
Local divers alerted the Hobart City Council to the endangered species eggs and the developers stopped work immediately.
Lord Mayor, Rob Valentine, says measures have now been put in place to ensure the eggs safety while the construction is completed.
"Anything we do with works that are carried on in or near the shore, you know we're very keen to make sure that we're not impacting on the environment," Alderman valentine said.
"So we've put in silk screen mesh to stop siltation from going out into the bay," he said.
The Council says the re-development will be finished by Christmas.
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