Inland Fisheries Service News
$17,325 issued in fines so far this year
Our Fisheries Officers were on patrol again across the state this past week and of great concern is the number of anglers who continue to be caught for doing the wrong thing. This season there have been 1,960 angling licences and 216 whitebait licences inspected and the majority are doing the right thing but from...
Great news. All vehicle and walking tracks into the Western Lakes are now open
We have just received word that the Parks and Wildlife Service have assessed and opened all remaining tracks accessed via Lake Augusta Road in the Western Lakes area. The Pillans / Julians and Talinah / Ada Lagoon tracks are now open but only to high clearance 4WD vehicles and ATVs. Please remember when using these...
Marimo or moss balls are declared unwanted quarantine pest in Tasmania
Commonly called ‘marimo’ or ‘moss balls’, Aegagropila linnaei Kützing was declared on Wednesday, 11 November 2015, an ‘Unwanted Quarantine Pest’ in Tasmania andmust not be imported into the State. Usually sold through the aquarium trade as a novelty item for fish tanks or display freshwater ponds, it is not known to be currently present in...
Invasive Fish Management Handbook
The Inland Fisheries Service is a co-author for Invasive Fish Management Handbook that has been produced by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Our story on carp eradication has been dedicated to Paul Donkers an IFS officer who sadly passed away in 2014 and whose contribution to the Tasmanian program was invaluable. To download a...
Much has been happening at IFS
Last Sunday (8 November 2015) IFS reported to Anglers Alliance Tasmania on recent activities. Many of these activities have already been reported here as news items, such as the renewed carp funding and our compliance operations but other important updates and hot topics included: The low rainfall and resulting low lake levels which is looming...
