The Tasmanian Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFFP) is attempting to shake perceptions of "right-wing" politics, as it prepares to field candidates in the upcoming state election.

The group has added "Farmers" to its previous name, the Shooters and Fishers Party.

SFFP chair Wayne Turale said the party planned to run candidates in Lyons and Braddon at the state election, due by March next year.

Mr Turale said people in rural Tasmania had concerns that had not been addressed by the major parties.

"I know there is a general perception out there that we are some kind of right-wing party, we definitely are not," he said.

"We are very much centre-focussed. It is about individual policies, we will look at every position on its merit."

Mr Turale, a former outreach worker with mental health service Rural Alive and Well, said the party would campaign on issues including improved rural tourism and health services, marine environmental protection, biosecurity, no coal seam gas extraction, and no genetic modification in Tasmania.

"Our message is for people to get outside, put down your mobile phone and see what this state has to offer," he said.

The party has also been vocal about its concerns for salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour.

"We have biosecurity concerns in relation to high-density salmon farming," he said.

Shooters, fishers, and farmers were part of a protest in May against Tassal's Okehampton Bay salmon farming expansion proposal. ( ABC News: Rhiana Whitson )

Mr Turale said the party would advocate for issues that in other states were covered by The Nationals, which has traditionally presented itself as standing for the interests of regional Australians.

The Shooters and Fishers Party ran two senate candidates at the last Federal Election and received about 4,000 votes after preferences.

Mr Turale said the party had discussed its new name with the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association.

"We would like to have a co-operative relationship with every rural-based organisation, to help develop policies that bring economic growth and prosperity to our rural areas and bring people back to our local towns and businesses," he said.