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08 Jul 2025 Marine park abalone fishers face major charges
Two New South Wales-licensed commercial fishers have allegedly taken close to 800 kilograms of abalone from a Victorian marine park before selling the shellfish.
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07 Jul 2025 Building a bright future for native Macquarie perch
Construction is underway on a multi-million-dollar Macquarie Perch Recovery Centre to bring ‘Maccas’ back to their former glory in Victorian rivers and creeks.
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28 Jun 2025 Catching trout a great shout these school holidays
Around 35,000 rainbow trout are being released across Victorian lakes, giving families a fun, affordable school holiday activity – and a boost for local communities – thanks to the Victorian Government.
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27 May 2025 Murray spiny freshwater crays worth rugging up for this winter
Recreational fishers are being encouraged to get into the great outdoors during winter and catch a Murray spiny freshwater crayfish when the three-month season opens on 1 June.
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01 May 2025 Dusky flathead stocking milestone for East Gippsland
More than 225,000 dusky flathead have been stocked into East Gippsland estuaries over the last five years, further improving recreational fishing opportunities and supporting regional businesses that rely on tourism.
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22 Apr 2025 Illegal fishers convicted, forfeit 18-metre boat
Two men who fished illegally including falsifying commercial catch records over 10 months have been convicted, handed 300-hour corrections orders and forfeited their $285,000 boat, while a company associated with the pair has been convicted and fined more than $80,000.
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22 Apr 2025 Boating and fishing reeling in more visitors to Rocklands
Recreational boaters and anglers can look forward to better access and more fish to catch at Rocklands Reservoir, thanks to support from the Victorian Government.
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08 Apr 2025 Come take a tour at free Snobs Creek Open Day
The iconic Snobs Creek Fish Hatchery near Eildon will have its doors thrown open to fishers of all ages at its annual open day on Sunday, 4 May from 9am to 3pm.
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31 Mar 2025 New homes for catfish to grow wild numbers
Victorian populations of freshwater catfish are continuing on their road to recovery with more than 25,000 of the native species to be relocated to new homes in the state’s north.
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20 Mar 2025 Hatchery first gives hope to endangered galaxias
The Victorian Government has expanded the range of two critically endangered small-bodied native fish, Moroka galaxias and McDowall’s galaxias, by stocking both species into the wild for the first time.