Inland Fisheries Service News
NEW PUBLICATION: The Southern Hemisphere lampreys (Geotriidae and Mordaciidae)
Lead author Allison Miller from the University of Otago in collaboration with researchers from the Tasmanian Inland Fisheries Service and other scientists from New Zealand and Chile, have recently gathered and compiled extensive information on the five Southern Hemisphere lamprey species. Lampreys are jawless eel-like fishes that are commonly referred to as “living fossils”...
Ragwort removal from Central Highlands
Last weekend IFS provided on ground support for the removal of ragwort at Lake Elizabeth Bay on the eastern side of the yingina / Great Lake as part of our in kind support for the Central Plateau Weed Management Strategy. Boat transport, accommodation and practical help was provided to the Derwent Catchment Project for their...
IFS staff clean up fishing sites
The Inland Fisheries Service participated in Business Clean Up Australia Day yesterday. We focussed on Angler Access sites along the River Derwent. The section from the Bridgewater Bridge to Gretna. We also cleaned up the Dago Point campground and Mountain Creek shore campsites at Lake Sorell. Anglers appear to be keeping the fishing locations relatively...
Manuscript published on the eradication of carp from Lake Crescent
Lead author and current Carp Management Program team teader Jonah Yick, describes the strategies and techniques used to eradicate common carp (Cyprinus carpio) from Lake Crescent (23km2) in a peer reviewed manuscript published in the international journal “Fishes”. Carp were first discovered in both lakes Crescent and Sorell in January 1995, and contained to these...
Pontoon installed at Cramps Bay
Marine And Safety Tasmania (MAST), in conjunction with Hydro Tasmania, have completed installation of a cable pontoon at Cramps Bay, yingina / Great Lake. Located at the north eastern end of the lake the pontoon provides added convenience for day trips from the Launceston area and for local shack owners. The installation was the result of a successful funding...
