Inland Fisheries Service News
Little Pine Lagoon boat ramp upgrade
The Little Pine Lagoon boat ramp upgrade is scheduled to commence on 26th February 2024 and completed at the end of March 2024. The boat ramp will be closed to the public during construction. An alternative launching site is available via the Little Pine Lagoon Road, in front of the shacks, approximately 500m to the...
Meadowbank Dam – Crest Gate 2 works starting!
Work on Meadowbank Dam’s second crest gate is underway. For more information about what we’re doing, visit www.connect.hydro.com.au. For safety reasons, Lake Meadowbank will be lowered 2 metres below its usual level from 30 January 2024. Later this year (timing TBD), the lake will be lowered a further 4 metres while we test the newly...
Lamprey disease investigation: baseline survey in Tasmania
Kate Hutson (Cawthron Institute, Aotearoa|New Zealand) and the Inland Fisheries Service, Tasmania are working together to better understand the diseases of the pouched lamprey, Geotria australis, as part of a New Zealand based research programme, Emerging Aquatic Diseases. In New Zealand, the pouched lamprey (kanakana) are susceptible to “lamprey reddening syndrome” which typically causes skin...
Wild rainbow trout management report 2023
The Inland Fisheries Service recognises the value of maintaining wild fisheries as they are best suited to our environment and provide a much sought-after angling experience. We only stock waters when wild populations are not adequately maintained by natural recruitment, and we use wild fish whenever possible. Stockings are guided by the Tasmanian Inland Recreational...
Lake Leake boat ramp closure
The Lake Leake boat ramp will be closed on Thursday 25th January 2024. Sub41 Construction Management and Tas Divers Group will be loading out construction equipment using the Lake Leake boat ramp and associated car park. For safety reasons, the area will be cordoned off during this time. The barges are being used for dam maintenance...
