Inland Fisheries Service News
Trout Weekend at Liawenee 17 & 18 May 2014
Come and see hundreds of brown trout on their annual spawning migration in Tasmania’s central highlands. Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 May 2014 10am – 3pm daily Free entry There is something for the whole family at Trout Weekend, its not just for anglers! Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the introduction of trout to Tasmania...
Celebrations of the 150 years since the first trout hatched in Tasmania - Salmon Ponds 3 & 4 May 2014
On Saturday and Sunday the 3rd and 4th May 2014 the celebration of the first hatching of trout was held at the Salmon Ponds where it occurred 150 years earlier. The weekend event was jointly organised by the lessees of the Salmon Ponds tourist operations Nekon Pty Ltd and the Inland Fisheries Service. In addition...
Carp Management Program Workshop 2014
The Carp Management Program held its annual two day workshop 1 – 2 May to review the past years work and undertake planning for the coming year. Nick Rawlinson, a fisheries biologist and lecturer from the Australian Maritime College (AMC) was secured to provide an independent review of the whole workshop, and assist in the...
The latest annual golden galaxias survey
The 2014 survey of the endemic golden galaxiid, Galaxias auratus was recently undertaken in Lakes Sorell and Crescent. This survey is undertaken annually as part of environmental monitoring requirements associated with the Lakes Sorell and Crescent Water Management Plan. Twelve small fine mesh fyke nets were set in each lake for one night with a...
Annual spawning run commences at Liawenee
The 2014 spawning run has started at Liawenee Canal, Great Lake. Good autumn rainfalls and mild temperatures have combined to provide an encouraging start to the annual migration of brown trout. IFS hatchery staff stripped 300 female trout of 200,000 ova. The fertilised eggs have been carefully transported to the New Norfolk hatchery and laid...
