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  • 21 Dec 2018 Snobs Creek annual report now available

    The Snobs Creek Advisory Board has published the hatchery’s annual report that documents where funds have
    been spent in the 2017-18 financial year and the big wins including record stockings of trout and native fish.
  • 21 Dec 2018 Poor records cost Corner Inlet commercial fishers

    A Corner Inlet commercial licence holder and his operator have been fined a total of $2,000 for failing to record accurate catch and effort information in their log books.
  • 17 Dec 2018 13FISH nabs abalone thieves at Port Fairy

    A good Samaritan’s phone call to 13FISH has helped Fisheries Officers apprehend four men allegedly in possession of 80 abalone, half of which were undersize.
  • 11 Dec 2018 Pipi poaching pair fined for illegal haul

    Two Melbourne based men have been convicted and fined $2000 each, plus costs, after being caught with 60kg of pipis in Victoria’s far west.
  • 06 Dec 2018 Victoria welcomes 14 new Fisheries Officers

    The Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) has welcomed 14 new Fisheries Officers to the ranks today at their official graduation ceremony in Queenscliff.
  • 06 Dec 2018 Free Christmas stocking on Maribyrnong River

    For the first time ever, the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) has stocked the Maribyrnong River with 130,000 estuary perch fingerlings and will host a free Christmas event at Canning Reserve on Friday 14 December to celebrate the historic occasion.
  • 05 Dec 2018 Record Bass stockings into Blue Rock

    Christmas has come early for freshwater anglers thanks to the stocking of 235,000 Australian bass fingerlings into 17 lakes and rivers, including a record 81,000 into Blue Rock Lake.
  • 12 Nov 2018 Rock lobster season opening this Friday

    Keen recreational fishers are checking their dive gear and rigging their hoop nets ahead of season opening for rock lobster this Friday, 16 November.
  • 30 Oct 2018 Bright future with Freshwater Fisheries Management Plan

    A new management plan for Victoria’s freshwater fisheries has been released that will further improve the health of our inland fisheries, the habitats that support them and build investment partnerships between anglers and natural resource management agencies.
  • 29 Oct 2018 Get your cod fix at the third annual Murray Codference

    Recreational anglers can once again learn about Victoria’s Murray cod fisheries and how to improve their own fishing success at the third annual Murray Codference in Shepparton on Sunday 9 December.