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Carp catch progress

The latest update on the Carp Management Program from Inland Fisheries Service reports: Despite the Carp Management Team’s intensive efforts to prevent the remaining adult carp in Lake Sorell from spawning in late 2009, it became apparent just prior to Christmas that some carp had been successful. Juvenile Carp were first found at the northern [...]

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Hydro feedback on South Esk scheme

Dr David Leaman’s Midlands Water Scheme report has started dialogue with Hydro Tasmania. Here we let both parties have their point of view. From a letter from Gregory Carson, Water Operations Team Leader, Hydro Tasmania: The report contains a significant error which means that some of the conclusions reached are misleading. On pages 5-6 the [...]

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Keeping it clean

Natural Resource Management South has published Keeping it clean: A Tasmanian field hygiene manual to prevent the spread of freshwater pests and pathogens — (including chytrid frog disease, platypus mucor disease, phytophthora root rot and didymo algal pest). Download your copy here [PDF 3.8Mb]. Visit the NRM South web site for more information.

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Have your say on the future of recreational fishing in Australia

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke has released a draft discussion paper to help shape the future of the recreational fishing industry in Australia. The paper was developed by the Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee, which was established by Mr Burke to provide expert industry advice to the Rudd Government. The committee brings together [...]

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Draft Boating Infrastructure Plan released for comment

MAST, Hydro and IFS have been working together over recent years to upgrade and construct access and boating facilities at a number of the State’s top waters, particularly in response to low water levels (eg Arthurs Lake, Great Lake, Lake Echo and Catagunya). The Draft Boating and Infrastructure Plan has been developed in partnership between [...]

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Carp at Lake Sorell

The battle is on for the IFS carp team as a result of last spring/summer spawning at Lake Sorell – an unpreventable outcome of the ideal conditions this fishing season. Over 15,000 juvenile carp from the spawning have been removed to date and the population of adult fish has been reduced significantly over the summer [...]

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Bradys Lake stocked with salmon

Bradys Lake received 288 Atlantic salmon in mid-March from Tassal, the same size (between 2 to 3.5kg) as the 400 plus that went into Lake Meadowbank in early March. There will be another stocking of Tassal salmon prior to Easter.

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New Fish-out Pond for Kids at Liawenee

IFS has just completed the construction of a second juniors’ fishout pond at Liawenee in preparation for the IFS Trout Weekend on 22-23 May, which effectively doubles the space for kids to fish for trout. Fishcare Volunteers have managed the kids fishout pond at the weekend event over the past two years and it is [...]

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Inland Fisheries Business Clean Up Day

IFS participated in the recent Business Clean Up Australia Day with four teams picking up rubbish at a range of popular fishing waters. Participantsd note that the amount of rubbish left at some of the State’s most popular fishing waters, such as Penstock Lagoon, waters in the Bradys system, Lake Echo was significantly reduced, while [...]

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