Inland Fisheries Service News
Public Notice from Tasmanian Irrigation: Advice for Wilberville shack owners and other users of Arthurs Lake Road
Motorists using the Arthurs Lake Rd are advised of increased heavy traffic for about four weeks starting on 11 February 2013. The schedule is for eight trucks per day (Monday-Saturday) to deliver lengths of cement-lined iron pipe as part of the Midlands Water Scheme. There will be no extra draw down on Arthurs Lake as...
Good elver harvest good news for the environment
Each year the IFS harvests juvenile eels, known as elvers, from two locations in the State. The harvest is conducted to restock the upper sections of Tasmania's rivers to overcome the barriers to eel migration presented by large dams used for hydro electricity storage. Hydro Tasmania provides funding for the harvest to meet its' environmental...
River surveys to investigate anglers concerns
The Inland Fisheries Service is planning electrofishing surveys to assess the current status of river fisheries in Tasmania. These surveys will establish the current density and structure of trout populations in a number of Tasmania's popular river fisheries. There have been a number of inquiries by concerned trout fishers, guides and angling groups about the...
Refurbishment of the IFS electrofishing boat
The IFS recently refurbished its' electro-fishing boat. The boat purchased in 1996 to assist with the management of carp in lakes' Crescent and Sorell has been used for a variety of fish surveys across the State. This vessel is a valuable weapon in the battle to rid Lake Sorell of carp, as has been successfully...
Imported marron seized by Quarantine Tasmania
On Friday 14 December 2012 Quarantine Tasmania seized a shipment of live marron (Cherax tenuimanus) that was imported by a Hobart restaurant. Marron and all species of the genus Cherax are prohibited from import into Tasmania. Crayfish of the genus Cherax are native to mainland Australia and pose a risk of establishment to Tasmania which...
