Inland Fisheries Service News
River Electro-Fishing Surveys in 2025 and 2026 - Signs of Recovery
During January and February 2025 the Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) surveyed a selection of the state’s rivers (across 16 sites) using backpack electro-fishing equipment. The aim was to assess the state of river trout populations after an 18-month period of abnormally high cormorant numbers in Tasmania. The surveys involved electro-fishing a 100-metre section of each...
AFN Fishing Show to Feature Estuary Perch Management Efforts in the Arthur River
The Inland Fisheries Service (IFS) will feature in an upcoming episode of the AFN Fishing Show, with host Bill Classon travelling to the Arthur River earlier this month to film the ongoing fisheries management work being undertaken on Tasmania’s estuary perch population. Scheduled to air in late 2026, the episode will delve into the history,...
Tyenna River Willow Warriors Back in Action
The Derwent Catchment Project’s Willow Warriors were back in action on the Tyenna River over the weekend, continuing restoration works around Maydena. It was a productive effort with over 80 new native trees planted, pine wildlings treated, and maintenance carried out on more than 100 previously planted trees. It is great to see steady progress along...
Success of Egg Hatching Box Trial Confirmed
The Inland Fisheries Service recently completed an electrofishing survey of the Calder and Inglis Rivers in Northwest Tasmania. This survey followed the release of around 7,000 wild rainbow trout as part of the egg hatching box trial conducted in Spring last year, which was facilitated under Permit by local volunteers. Pleasingly, plentiful rainbow trout fingerlings...
Online Training Resource Case Study - The eradication of common carp from lakes Crescent and Sorell, Tasmania
Tasmania in Action: Case Studies for Conservation Learning brings together practical tools and video-based case studies drawn from Tasmania’s public, private and research sectors – sharing hundreds of years of collective experience in effective conservation management. Developed through a partnership between the Tasmanian Land Conservancy (TLC), the University of Tasmania, and Our Common Place, and with...
