Inland Fisheries Service News
A new carp hunting vessel speeds up the carp capturing process
The Inland Fisheries Service recently took delivery of a new custom designed shark cat, IFS9. Purpose built by Midnite Marine in Moonah, the net servicing design has the gill net run down the centre of the boat and out the back of the net chute. This allows large amounts (1km +) of gill net to...
Changed access to boat ramps
Hydro Tasmania and Marine and Safety Tasmania advise that low water levels have affected the availability of boat ramps at three lakes. Lake Echo The Lake Echo Dam boat ramp has been closed. The remaining two formal ramps are still operational however it is recommended that when using the Middle Lake Echo boat ramp four...
Boat ramp closure at Lake Gairdner
Hydro Tasmania advises that the only formally recognised boat ramp at Lake Gairdner will be closed temporarily from next week, as the result of scheduled power station maintenance. Hydro Tasmania needs to undertake work at Wilmot Power Station, during which the station will not be operational. The work will start on 8 February 2016. Lake...
Great Lake now has the dual name of yingina
A second round of dual names have been approved by the Nomenclature Board of Tasmania under the Government’s Aboriginal and Dual Names Policy, bringing the total to 13. Earlier this month dual names were assigned to seven Tasmanian geographical icons including Great Lake which now has the dual name of yingina The names are applied...
Closure of boat ramps at Lake Burbury
Hydro Tasmania and Marine and Safety Tasmania advise that all three formally recognised boat ramps at Lake Burbury have been closed due to low lake levels as a result of unprecedented low inflows. This includes Darwin Dam, Lake Burbury camp ground and Thureau Hills boat ramps. These ramps will remain closed until water levels increase...
