Inland Fisheries Service News
Whitebait poacher convicted
On Friday 11th March 2022 Austin Kavere JOHNSTON from Forest appeared in Burnie Magistrates Court on charges relating to the illegal taking of whitebait. The charges related to his activities at the Black River during October 2020. Mr JOHNSTON was found guilty of taking whitebait without a whitebait licence, whitebait fishing in a closed water,...
Tarraleah canals routine maintenance
From Thursday 10 March to Thursday 24 March our team will be performing routine annual maintenance work on the Tarraleah canals system. During this time the No. 1 canal, No. 1 pond and No. 2 canal will be drained and the No. 2 pond will be lowered to its minimum operating level. There will be...
More fishing sites cleaned up.
The Carp Management Team continued our activity with Business Clean up Australia Day getting a ute load of rubbish in the Interlaken area including Dago Point camp ground and the Lake Crescent boat ramp. The rubbish was mainly drink bottles and cans.
IFS clean up fishing spots.
The Inland Fisheries Service participated in Business Clean Up Australia Day today. We focussed on Angler Access sites along the River Derwent. The section from the Bridgewater Bridge to Gretna. Anglers appear to be keeping the fishing locations relatively clean. The road side verges, where cars can pull over, provide focal points for people to...
University of Tasmania field ecology students visit Lake Sorell
In mid-February, 30 University of Tasmania (UTAS) students enrolled in the unit “Tasmanian Field Ecology”, visited Lake Sorell and Crescent to undertake vegetation and invertebrate surveys around the wetlands. The Interlaken Lakeside Reserve is internationally recognized under the Ramsar Convention on wetlands, and supports a range of threatened and protected flora and fauna. To commence...
