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02 Feb 2018 Fine for using mesh nets at Lake Tyers
A Lakes Entrance man has been convicted and fined for exceeding the catch limit for bream, attempting to bribe authorised officers and escaping from lawful custody in the Bairnsdale Magistrates Court this week.
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01 Feb 2018 Better Angler Access to Hazelwood Fishery
Anglers in Victoria will now have better opportunities to bag a barramundi at Hazelwood pondage with 500m of new fishing access set to officially open from 1 February, 2018.
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22 Jan 2018 Exciting New Freshwater Fisheries Plan
The State Government has released its blueprint for boosting freshwater fishing across Victoria with record fish stockings, partnerships for better fish habitat and an actively engaged recreational fishing community.
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22 Jan 2018 13FISH tip off nets illegal fisher
A member of the public who rang 13FISH last week has helped Fisheries Officers apprehend a man who had allegedly used an illegal 8.8 metre fish trap in Lara Lake.
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12 Jan 2018 Illegal netters catch a hefty fine
A man and woman have pleaded guilty to a number of fisheries offences and were fined more than $6,500 at the Bairnsdale Magistrates Court this week.
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11 Jan 2018 Fisheries operation completed in South Gippsland
The Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) has conducted an operation targeting those fishing recreationally in South Gippsland.
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11 Jan 2018 Fish and chippery netted for illegally selling catch
A fish and chip shop owner in south western Victoria and two associates were arrested yesterday for allegedly laundering recreationally caught fish through his shop and dealing in the proceeds of crime.
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05 Jan 2018 Local Bait A Bonanza For Victorian Anglers
Victorian recreational anglers can look forward to buying more locally sourced bait thanks to a family owned fishing business that is investing in a new plant already under construction at Lakes Entrance.
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05 Jan 2018 Shellfish busts at Cape Shanck and Kennett River
Two men and a woman from Werribee were arrested by Fisheries Officers at Cape Schanck last night for allegedly taking more than 1,100 shellfish from the intertidal zone.
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04 Jan 2018 The Bass Just Keeps Getting Bigger And Better In Gippsland
Recreational anglers in Gippsland have welcomed in the New Year with a record stocking of more than 454,000 Australian bass fingerlings into 19 rivers and lakes.