DPI in collaboration with recreational and commercial fishers will soon start work on a harvest strategy for mulloway. The focus will be on rebuilding the stock of this iconic species. Harvest strategies are a best-practice tool for fisheries management used around the world. Fishers, scientists and managers will come together to agree on objectives for [...]
Previously we reported on a long-term yellowfin tuna recapture. The Game Fish Tagging Program has recently received information about another incredible tuna recapture. An albacore tuna released by Eden Game Fishing Club boat, Sea Mode, has just been recaptured, offshore of New Caledonia in the Coral Sea! The fish was originally measured at 60cm and estimated [...]
Two of Australia’s fastest men on water; maritime marvels who have been quite comfortable while travelling at more than 130 knots, will go head-to-head in August at Australia’s premier yachting regatta, Hamilton Island Race Week. This time though their circumstances will be far more sedate. Instead of hearing the deep-throated roar of an immensely powerful [...]
Bryn Mathew discovered that patience, persistence and determination are all key factors to unlocking the lower Murray Rivers biggest inhabitants. The popularity of chasing big cod on the Murray River has skyrocketed over the past decade. Each year sees many anglers make the journey from all over the country to catch that fish of a [...]
Scott Gray takes a look at the rise of Victoria’s bluefin tuna fishery and shares some top tips to ensure you get amongst the action this tuna season. This year marks a decade since that run of solid bluefin tuna off Portland in south western Victoria where anglers flocked to the state’s southwest during the [...]
Lake Purrumbete’s reputation as a trophy trout fishery is about to get even better with the addition of 7,000 tiger trout. The Victorian Fisheries Authorities has been stocking Lake Purrumbete since 2018 as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s $35 million investment to get more people fishing, more often. The stocking of tiger trout into [...]
12 MAY 2021 – A Try a Trade Careers Expo in Victoria has shown more than 3,000 secondary school students the range of career possibilities in the marine industry. Mercury Marine worked in collaboration with the Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV) and other marine industry companies to present the Boating Industry Hub at the South [...]
The popular Point Richards boat ramp on the Bellarine Peninsula is set to get an additional 50 car-trailer parking spots, to improve parking and enable more people to use the facility. The Point Richards upgrade project is one of six priority projects from the Andrews Labor Government supporting local jobs and comes on top of [...]
A joint investigation with NSW Department of Primary Industries Fisheries has uncovered the illegal take of Murray cod and golden perch from the Murray River and their subsequent sale to a retail outlet in Victoria. Director of Education and Enforcement with the Victorian Fisheries Authority Ian Parks said several individuals had been identified allegedly catching [...]
Tullaroop Reservoir is a fishery on the rise and it’s now a favourite place to cast a line for one lucky man who landed a $10,000 golden perch. Four recreational fishers have now caught tagged fish worth $10,000 each since the Andrews Labor Government’s Golden Tag competition recommenced in June 2020. Nick Jenkins from Eltham [...]
