Inland Fisheries Service News
Gate to Nineteen Lagoons Now Open
The Parks and Wildlife Service advise that the gate into the Nineteen Lagoons has now been opened.
Woods Lake compliance activities
Last weekend Inland Fisheries and Tasmania Police teamed up and conducted boat safety checks at Woods Lake in the Central Highlands of Tasmania. Whilst boat safety checks of equipment and PFD use are regular patrols conducted by IFS, on this occasion boat operators were also breath tested due to disturbing reports of some people’s behavior...
Training to protect our waterways
Recently, Rob Freeman of the Inland Fisheries Service presented to a group of Forest Practices Officers (FPO’s) as part of their requirement to develop and maintain the necessary skills to assess ecological values relating to forestry operations. Over the week the FPO’s received training on fauna, flora and legislative requirements. As part of this training...
Carp Management Program Annual Report 2016-17
The 2016-17 Carp Management Program Annual Report is now available. Click here Find out the latest news on the 2016-17 season with the Carp Management Program, and how the battle with carp in Lake Sorell is progressing. Read about the development of new carp eradication techniques and strategies, what the season ahead is going to...
Warning on Little Pine Lagoon
Hydro Tasmania is working to recover and re-establish the Boat Boom that broke free of its shore based mooring during a recent storm event. Until such time that the Boat Boom is back in place, boating anglers on Little Pine Lagoon are advised to stay at least 100m clear of the dam wall
