September 2019 Inland Fisheries Service News Archive
Four Springs Lake road maintenance
Maintenance was completed today on the Four Springs Lake access road. The Inland Fisheries Service maintains the road annually to provide improved access for anglers over the busy spring period. Contractors have repaired potholes, added road base material and graded the road from the turnoff to the carpark. The lake is still full and fishing...
Hydro Tasmania drop-in community sessions – you’re invited!
Would you like to know more about what’s ahead for pumped hydro? Lake Cethana, Lake Rowallan and Tribute pumped hydro opportunities are moving to the next stage of assessment. Hydro Tasmania is progressing its feasibility study, to take a closer look at their potential and decide on the first site that could be developed. Hydro...
eDNA: A NEW TOOL TO ESTABLISH INVASIVE SPECIES ERADICATION SUCCESS
A group of researchers from the University of Canberra has examined how environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys can be used as a cost-effective method to detect invasive species present at low densities. Published today in the Journal for Applied Ecology, the research looked at the invasive European carp, Cyprinus carpio, in two Tasmanian lakes that have...
