Appendix 3

Goulburn-Broken Fishery Management Plan 2011

The Department of Primary Industries annually stocks approximately one million salmonid and native fish into public waters throughout Victoria for the purposes of creating, maintaining and or enhancing recreational fisheries. Fish stocking is conducted in accordance with Fisheries Victoria's Fish Stocking for Recreational Purposes policy (Department of Primary Industries 2008a).

Stocking plans are developed through the annual Vic Fish Stock consultative process (Department of Primary Industries 2010f). Waters to be stocked, their priority, species, number and size of fish and when they will be stocked are determined using this annual process. Annual Vic Fish Stock (formerly CONS) reports are available at the Department of Primary Industries website, www.dpi.vic.gov.au/fishing.

The following tables summarise the approximate number of trout and native fish stocked in the Goulburn-Broken region between 2006 and 2010.

The actual numbers of fish stocked into waterways may vary from the numbers published in annual Vic Fish Stock (formerly CONS) reports due to a range of factors including the suitability of the receiving waters (e.g. water quality, water levels), infrastructure maintenance, decisions by waterway managers and the availability of fish.

Native fish stocking (Actual)1

Water Murray Cod 2006 Murray Cod 2007 Murray Cod 2008 Murray Cod 2009 Murray Cod 2010   Golden Perch 2006 Golden Perch 2007 Golden Perch 2008 Golden Perch 2009 Golden Perch 2010
Bartlett Lake --- --- --- --- ---   1,000 --- --- 1,000 ---
Broken Creek (Dip bridge to Nathalia) --- --- --- --- ---   15,000 15,000 15,000 20,000+ 20,000
Broken River (Benalla to Gowangardie Weir) --- --- --- --- ---   15,800 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Craigmuir Lake --- --- --- --- ---   1,000 --- --- --- 1,000
Eildon Lake 50,000 47,700 78,000 100,000 374,940   --- 55,890 125,000 233,500 200,000
Goulburn River (Downstream of Seymour) 50,000 30,209 50,000 50,000 50,000   470 20,400 20,000 20,000 20,000
Goulburn River (Toolamba to Shepparton) --- --- --- --- ---   --- --- --- --- ---
Green Lake- Corop 10,000 --- 10,000 10,000 10,000   5,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Kialla Lakes --- --- --- --- ---   2,500 5,000 2,500 2,500 2,500
Marysville Dam --- --- --- --- ---   --- --- --- --- ---
Nagambie Lake --- --- --- 50,000 50,000   --- --- --- 200,000 200,000
Nillahcootie Lake --- --- --- --- ---   20,000 20,000 20,000 --- ---
Nurmurkah Lake --- --- --- --- ---   5,000 5,000 5,000 --- ---
Seven Creeks (Downstream of Euroa) --- --- --- --- ---   5,000 --- --- --- 5,000
Waranga Basin --- --- 20,000 --- ---   --- --- --- --- ---
Total number of fish stocked 110,000 77,909 158,000 210,000 484,940   70,770 161,290 227,500 517,000+ 489,500

Salmonid stocking (Actual)

Water Brown Trout 2006 Brown Trout 2007 Brown Trout 2008 Brown Trout 2009 Brown Trout 2010   Rainbow Trout 2006 Rainbow Trout 2007 Rainbow Trout 2008 Rainbow Trout 2009 Rainbow Trout 2010

Arboretum Dam

---

---

---

---

---

 

400

400

400

400

400

Eildon Lake

3,325

3,300

11,042

5,982

20,000

 

48,320

117,808

31,597

24,722

35,000

Eildon Pondage

3,715

773

775

675

441

 

2300

4714

24,395

23,720

22,920

Golf Course Dam (Longwood)

---

---

---

---

---

 

200

200

200

200

200

Goulburn River

---

---

---

1,162

10,000

 

---

---

---

1,604

1,000

Holland Creek

1,000

---

1,000

1,000

---

 

---

---

---

---

---

Marysville Dam

---

---

---

---

---

 

400

400

400

---

900

Ryans Creek

500

---

500

500

500

 

---

---

---

---

---

Mooroopna Rec. Reserve Lake

---

---

---

---

---

 

200

200

200

200

200

Total number of salmonids stocked

8,540

4,073

13,317

9,319

30,941

 

51,820

123,722

57,192

50,846

60,620
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Actual number of fish stocked in the Goulburn-Broken region

241,130

366,994

456,009

787,165

1,066,001