Inland Fisheries Service News
Lifejacket Awareness Day - Friday 27 February 2015
MAST is holding a lifejacket awareness day next Friday 27 February 2015 at 12.00 at the public pontoon in Sullivans Cove, Elizabeth Street Pier, outside T42 and Fish Frenzy. To meet the Australian Standard, lifejackets are tested in swimming pools with people wearing bathers. What really happens when people end up in the water unexpectedly...
Appointment of a new Fisheries Officer at Liawenee
On Thursday 29 January Mark Asplin commenced duties as a Fisheries Officer at Liawenee. Mark comes with over 15 years of fisheries compliance and management experience with the Victorian Government. He will provide the Service with skills to support its activities not only on the Central Plateau but statewide where he will be rostered to...
Future looking bright for Tasmanian estuary perch
Estuary perch (Percalates colonorum) is a fish endemic to south-eastern Australia where it is widely targeted by light tackle sporting anglers. Estuary perch were believed to be distributed along the north and east coasts of Tasmania in the early 1900’s with confirmed reports in Anson’s and Arthur rivers and unconfirmed reports in Pipers River, Scamander...
Carp are on the move in Lake Sorell
The relatively cool and mild start to summer has meant that the past month of carp targeting has been difficult, with the majority of carp dispersed around the deeper rocky sections of the lake. Although the carp management team is putting in an immense amount of fishing effort on a daily basis, the catch per...
Cethana Power Station refurbishment
Between January and October 2015 Hydro Tasmania will undertake a major refurbishment at Cethana Power Station. During this time construction activity will result in increased traffic in the area. This may cause intermittent traffic delays at certain times on Claude Road (C136) from Lake Cethana to Sheffield, Sheffield Road, Railton Road, the Bass Highway and...
