April 2018 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive

April 4, 2018

Government House carp sighting

Recently, the official secretary of Government House contacted the IFS. He had seen some mystery fish in their large quarry pond. He sent us some photos of a dead fish found in the shallows and a live fish swimming around. The dead fish was a common goldfish (Carassius auratus), but we were not sure about...

April 4, 2018

Illegal take of whitebait results in big fines

Jason Kenneth Deverell of Shorewell appeared in the Burnie Magistrates court today. After pleading guilty, Mr Deverell was convicted on seven charges relating to the illegal taking of whitebait. He was fined $3 500 and ordered to pay $82.15 in court costs. The offences took place at the Blythe River in November last year. The...