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06 Feb 2018 Getting hooked on free fish events at Lakes Entrance
Seafood lovers and keen recreational anglers will soon converge at Lakes Entrance for the Labour Day long weekend in March to join the festivities at our free 'Hooked on Lakes Entrance' event and first ever symposium on dusky flathead.
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05 Feb 2018 South Gippsland local takes more than seven times pipi limit – again!
On Wednesday 31st January a 60 year-old man from Stony Creek was inspected by Fisheries Officers at Venus Bay with 15 litres of pipis he had allegedly taken that day.
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05 Feb 2018 Western Victorian Abalone Industry Set To Thrive
Victoria's abalone industry is set to grow with the total allowable commercial catch for blacklip abalone in Victoria's west increasing by 6.8 tonnes to 70 tonnes for the 2018/19 season.
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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.