Fish-e-Facts 384
01 March 2016
March 2016
Netting of Gippsland's river mouths*
Fisheries Victoria is now consulting stakeholders about how best to deliver the Government's Target One Million commitment to ban commercial netting at river mouths in the Gippsland Lakes.
Commercial and recreational fishing both have a long history in Gippsland and contribute much to the social and economic fabric of the region. However, commercial netting at the mouths of rivers flowing into the Gippsland Lakes has been a contentious issue for many years and one that this government is committed to resolving.
The government has no plans for a buyout of commercial fishing licences in the Gippsland Lakes as part of this process.
Public consultation will be led by Craig Ingram, Coordinator of the Target One Million plan.
Mr Ingram will report to government by 26 August 2016 and make recommendations on the best way forward to deliver this election commitment.
Submissions can be sent to Mr Ingram via email craig.ingram@vfa.vic.gov.au by 15 April, 2016.
More information on the consultation can be found at Netting of gippslands river mouths.
February fish stocking*
February has been a busy month for our fish stocking team. 23 waters have been stocked with 280,980 fish.
This includes 160,500 golden perch fingerlings, 120,050 Murray cod fingerlings, 400 catchable rainbow trout and 30 ex brood brown trout.
The receiving waters were: Cullulleraine Lake, Broken River, Numurkah Lake, Victoria Lake, Nagambie Lake (including the Goulburn River to Seymour), Sumsion Gardens Lake, Allans Flat Dredge Hole, Tronoh Dredge Hole, Buffalo Lake, Eildon Pondage Weir, Mitta Mitta River, Goulburn River (Goulburn Weir to McCoy's Bridge), Broken Creek (Dip Bridge), Nillahcootie Lake, Benalla Lake, Goulburn River (Murchison), King Lake, Anderson Lake, Sambell Lake, Stanley Ditch Dam, Eldorado Dredge Hole, Seven Creeks and Arboretum Dam.
Fish stocking is funded by recreational fishing licences fees and Target One Million.
The nets are coming out*
The phase out of commercial netting in Port Phillip Bay has got off to a flying start.
As of 1 April:
- 33 of 43 licences are going
- that is 87% of targeted effort removed
- 8 year commitment almost completed in 1 year
Removing nets from the bay will boost recreational fishing.
* Banning netting at river mouths, pulling nets out of the bay and the Victoria's stocking program are all a part of the State Government's Target One Million plan for recreational fishing, which aims to get more Victorians fishing, more often. Learn more at www.vic.gov.au/targetonemillion.
Snobs Creek trout production video, now out!
The Fisheries Victoria fish hatchery at Snobs Creek, near Eildon annually produce over 1 million fish for release into the state's waterways to improve recreational fishing.
As part of this program the hatchery produces over 600,000 brown trout, rainbow trout and Chinook salmon. This is a yearlong process with many interesting steps. A new video has been put together that captures the salmonid production process.
You can view this video on YouTube via this link: https://youtu.be/NxiXuCufux8 or you can view it on the Fisheries Victoria Facebook page.
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