Inland Fisheries Service News
Smart licence checks
IFS compliance officers now have the capacity to check angling licence details by smart phone. The IFS licence database is available to officers in the field and allows quick and easy access to validate information where angler is not carrying their licence. At times this has also alleviated the need for anglers to produce their...
Journal article on Pedder galaxias published
Current and former staff of the Inland Fisheries Service have written and successfully had published a journal article summarising the plight of the Pedder galaxias. It has been included in a special edition of Marine and Freshwater Research focusing on the “Recovery of Threatened Freshwater Fish in Australia”. "The Pedder galaxias was saved from the...
It’s an experience
The Inland Fisheries Service receives regular requests from schools looking for work experience placements for their students that are interested in pursuing a career in conducting fisheries research and management activities around Tasmania. The work students can expect to undertake is diverse and based in a variety of locations. This includes assisting the Carp Management...
Tasmanian rivers electrofishing survey 2013
Following concerns from anglers, guides and angling groups regarding the status of river populations of trout around Tasmania the IFS conducted an electrofishing survey of 11 of the state's rivers. In line with anglers concerns the results indicated that there was wide spread depletion amongst the state's river brown trout populations. Comparisons made with the...
Carp Team prepare for the upcoming spawning season
Despite cold conditions the Carp Management Team has been busy preparing for the oncoming carp spawning season that can commence anytime from October onwards through the warmer months. Once mature, carp are stimulated to spawn by warming water and rising lake levels. They are attracted into flooded wetlands that provide the ideal conditions for their...
