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15 April, 2008
VRFISH APRIL REPORT

13 May, 2008
BOAT SEIZED AT NEWPORT AFTER TIP-OFF FROM THE PUBLIC

8 May, 2008
LEARN TO FISH WITH THE FAMILY AT EILDON PONDAGE

28 April, 2008
NEGLIGENCE NETS HEAVY COSTS FOR LOBSTER FISHERMAN

23 April, 2008
OPEN SEASON FOR SPINY FRESHWATER CRAYFISH STARTS MAY 1

23 April, 2008
FAMILY FISHING FUN HAD AT LAKE HYLAND

15 April, 2008
TIME TO CATCH SOME FISHING FUN AT LAKE HYLAND

14 April, 2008
VRFISH MARCH REPORT

11 April, 2008
VRFISH SAYS “DON’T USE AB GUT AS BAIT!”

9 April, 2008
YOUR FISHING LICENCE FEES AT WORK - REVEALING MURRAY COD SECRETS

9 April, 2008
BAN EXTENDED ON TAKING TIMBER FROM LAKES

4 April, 2008
DODGY FISHING LICENCE COSTS COBURG MAN $2000

2 April, 2008
PARKS VICTORIA IGNORES 550,000 VICTORIANS DURING CONSULTATION PROCESS

2 April, 2008
YOUR FISHING LICENCE FEES AT WORK IN ANDERSON INLET

28 March, 2008
NEW SIZE LIMITS FOR ABALONE IN VICTORIA’S SOUTH-WEST

28 March, 2008
NSW COMMERCIAL ABALONE DIVER FINED

12 March, 2008
VRFISH FEBRUARY REPORT

6 March, 2008
HONDA FREE FUEL OFFER!

6 March, 2008
NEW! BLACK BREAM - ‘KNOW YOUR CATCH’ BROCHURE

4 March, 2008
BOATIES SPLASH OUT THOUSANDS FOR VARIETY

28 February, 2008
CHANCE TO BAG GRANTS TO IMPROVE RECREATIONAL FISHING

26 February, 2008
GET ONBOARD THE VARIETY SPLASH

26 February, 2008
BAN EXTENDED ON TAKING GLENELG SPINY FRESHWATER CRAYFISH

25 February, 2008
CATCH A CARP DAY

19 February, 2008
UNDERSIZE SNAPPER HIDDEN IN FISHING BOAT

19 February, 2008
NATIVE FISH THIEVES LAND STIFF PENALTIES

18 February, 2008
MELBOURNE MEN FACING ABALONE STEALING CHARGES

14 February, 2008
BLAKE'S BIG SPLASH WITH VARIETY

13 February, 2008
VRFISH JANUARY REPORT

12 February, 2008
GREATER ACCESS TO WILLIAMSTOWN WATERFRONT

12 February, 2008
BOAT AND CAR SEIZED IN ALTONA FISH SALES BUST

11 February, 2008
CORANGAMITE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN RELEASED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

5 February, 2008
MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE CAUGHT IN PORT PHILLIP BAY SHELLFISH BLITZ

31 January, 2008
‘FORMULA ONE ON WATER’ HITS MELBOURNE

30 January, 2008

MBDC ERADICATION OF TROUT AND REDFIN


25 January, 2008
(NOTE: PDF) ALMOST 200,000 TROUT STOCKED IN 2007 DESPITE THE DROUGHT


25 January, 2008
MEN FACE CHARGES FOR NATIVE FISH CATCH AT LAKE MOKOAN


25 January, 2008
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS - SAVE OUR BAY PROTEST

24 January, 2008
OPERATION BALLOT - BASS YABBY BAIT BUST

18 January, 2008
RAMPING UP BOAT LAUNCHING FACILITIES

18 January, 2008
BE AWARE OF POSSIBLY DISEASED FISH

18 January, 2008
SHARE YOUR FISHING EXPERIENCE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN FISHING GEAR

17 January, 2008
INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY INTO UNHEALTHY BAY FISH

17 January, 2008
HELP PROTECT VICTORIA’S MOST VALUABLE SHELLFISH THIS SUMMER

17 January, 2008
VRFISH DECEMBER REPORT

16 January, 2008
$5 MILLION BOATING SAFETY BOOST

8 January, 2008
ALLEGED ABALONE THIEVES FACING SERIOUS CHARGES

7 January, 2008
$100 MILLION IS NOT ENOUGH

19 November, 2007
VRFISH NOVEMBER REPORT

19 December, 2007
YOUR FISHING LICENCE FEES AT WORK AT CLIFTON CREEK

17 December, 2007
DUSKY FLATHEAD CATCH LIMITS MAINTAINED FOR A FURTHER 12 MONTHS

13 December, 2007
DON'T LEAVE IT TOO LATE TO SPLASH OUT

10 December, 2007
‘GO FISHING IN VICTORIA’ CONVERTING FAMILIES TO FISHING

10 December, 2007
COMMERCIAL FISHING WITH NETS PROHIBITED IN WESTERN PORT

7 December, 2007
HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE WIMMERA FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

6 December, 2007
SURVEILLANCE NETS TWO ALLEGED ABALONE THIEVES

5 December, 2007
TEAM UP AND SPLASH OUT FOR THE KIDS

4 December, 2007
FREE 2008 ‘GO FISHING IN VICTORIA’ CALENDAR OUT NOW

3 December, 2007
MURRAY COD SEASON OPENS TOMORROW

28 November, 2007
HELPER APPLAUDS FISHING’S ‘REEL SCIENTISTS’

14 November, 2007
FISHING LICENCE FEES CONTRIBUTE TO FISH CLEANING TABLE AT LIMEBURNERS POINT

13 November, 2007
SURVEYING OF FISHERIES BEGINS IN BUSHFIRE AFFECTED AREAS

13 November, 2007
RELEASED BREAM AND SNAPPER HAVE BRIGHT PROSPECTS

12 November, 2007
NEW RECREATIONAL FISHING GUIDE OUTLINES CHANGES

9 November, 2007
FISHING LICENCE FEES AT WORK TRACKING DUSKY FLATHEAD

8 November, 2007
VRFISH OCTOBER REPORT

8 November, 2007
HAVE YOUR SAY ON MELBOURNE’S INLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

8 November, 2007
DEVILBEND A NEW VISION….

8 November, 2007
MAKING A SPLASH FOR SPECIAL KIDS

2 November, 2007
GAOL THREAT FOR ALLEGED POACHER

1 November, 2007
CDP ASSESSMENT RELEASED….

19 October, 2007
FISH AND SEAGRASS - DETERMINING THE LINKS THAT DRIVE FISHERIES PRODUCTION IN CORNER INLET

19 October, 2007
SEAGRASS HABITATS CRUCIAL TO FISH PRODUCTION IN CORNER INLET

17 October, 2007
MINISTER DROPS IN A FISHING LINE

17 October, 2007
COME JOIN THE FISHING FUN AT EILDON PONDAGE

16 October, 2007
NEW VRFISH BOARD ANNOUNCED

11 October, 2007
ABALONE BUST AT PORT FAIRY

10 October, 2007
EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF THE NAGAMBIE LAKES FOR GOLDEN PERCH AND MURRAY COD

10 October, 2007
VRFISH SEPTEMBER REPORT

3 October, 2007
VICTORIA’S ICONIC FISHING STREAMS TO GET A BOOST

2 October, 2007
SCIENTISTS SOLVE MYSTERY OF NAGAMBIE LAKES

27 September, 2007
ABALONE COLLECTION BAN TO CONTINUE

27 September, 2007
FISHERIES PATROLS PROTECT SPINY FRESHWATER CRAYFISH

26 September, 2007
NORTH EAST FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN RELEASED

26 September, 2007
LILLYDALE LAKE A SUCCESS FOR FAMILY FISHING FESTIVAL

21 September, 2007
VEAC RIVER RED GUM INVESTIGATION IS BECOMING A FARCE….

21 September, 2007
FISHVIC FIRES UP FOR ANOTHER BIG EXPO

19 September, 2007
RAINBOW TROUT BONANZA FOR SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS

19 September, 2007
LILLYDALE LAKE TO HOST FAMILY FISHING FESTIVAL

17 September, 2007
SNAPPER FISHING CONTROLS TIGHTENED

7 September, 2007
NORTHERN ANGLERS TO BENEFIT FROM LICENCE FUNDED PROJECTS

7 September, 2007
FATHERS DAY FISHING FUN AT KENNINGTON RESERVOIR

7 September, 2007
FATHERS DAY FISHING FUN AT KENNINGTON RESERVOIR

7 September, 2007
SOUTHWEST ANGLERS TO BENEFIT FROM LICENCE FUNDED PROJECTS

7 September, 2007
LICENCE FUNDED BOOST FOR GIPPSLAND RECREATIONAL FISHERS

7 September, 2007
FISHING LICENCES FUND 17 PROJECTS WORTH OVER $760,000

30 August, 2007
60 DAYS FOR RECREATIONAL ABALONE TAKE IN CENTRAL WATERS

28 August, 2007
FREE FAMILY FISHING RETURNS TO KENNINGTON RESERVOIR

24 August, 2007
DAILY CATCH LIMIT INTRODUCED FOR BASS YABBIES

23 August, 2007
NEW BILL TO BOLSTER RECREATIONAL FISHING

22 August, 2007
ANGLING FOR MORE NATIVE FISH IN THE LOWER GOULBURN

22 August, 2007
AUSTRALIA IS RECOGNISED AS “THE LUCKY COUNTRY” BUT ONCE AGAIN OUR TRADITIONAL VALUES ARE BEING CHALLENGED

21 August, 2007
WHAT COMES FIRST THE FOREST OR THE
MANAGEMENT?

14 August, 2007
FISHERIES VICTORIA LISTENS TO ALL RECREATIONAL CONCERNS

31 July, 2007
MEASURE YOUR SNAPPER TO ESTIMATE ITS WEIGHT

27 July, 2007
PLENTY OF BREAM FOR EVERYONE

23 July, 2007
ABALONE “THIEVES” ARRESTED

20 July, 2007
YOUR FISHING LICENCE FEES AT WORK AT BARWON HEADS

20 July, 2007
LICENCE-FUNDED TARWIN RIVER FISHING PLATFORMS COMPLETED

19 July, 2007
VRFISH PRESENTS...

17 July, 2007
GETTING A HANDLE ON MURRAY COD CATCHES

11 July, 2007
HEALTHY MURRAY COD FARMING - READ ALL ABOUT IT!

10 July, 2007
FINES ISSUED FOR ILLEGAL TROUT FISHING IN GIPPSLAND RIVERS

10 July, 2007
VRFISH JUNE REPORT

10 July, 2007
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PROMOTE MARINE CONSERVATION

9 July, 2007
COMMERCIAL FISHER NETS BIG FINE FOR LICENCE BREACHES

3 July, 2007
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT'S FISHING INITIATIVES APPLAUDED INTERNATIONALLY

29 June, 2007
CAPE CONRAN ABALONE THEFT FINES

29 June, 2007
STORM PROMPTS CANCELLATION OF LILLYDALE LAKE EVENT

22 June, 2007
THOUSANDS OF RAINBOW TROUT FOR JUNIOR ANGLERS

21 June, 2007
SUB TROPICAL FISH SPECIES BEING CAUGHT IN BASS STRAIT....

19 June, 2007
SIX MONTH SENTENCE FOR ABALONE POACHER

18 June, 2007
FREE FAMILY FISHING DAY AT KENNINGTON RESERVOIR

12 June, 2007
RECREATIONAL ABALONE SEASON CLOSES UNTIL NOVEMBER

7 June, 2007
NATIVE FISH STOCKED DESPITE DRY SUMMER

29 May, 2007
VICTORIAN AQUACULTURE – SEAFOOD FOREVER

24 May, 2007
LAKE TYERS FISHERIES RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN RELEASED

22 May, 2007
WEEKEND FAMILY FISHING FUN AT EILDON PONDAGE

17 May, 2007
LOCATION VITAL FOR GOULBURN RIVER TROUT 'HOMEBODIES'

15 May, 2007
COME FISHING AT EILDON PONDAGE AND CATCH A NEW HOBBY

14 May, 2007
VRFISH APRIL REPORT

11 May, 2007
OPERA HOUSE NETS ILLEGALLY TRAPPING SPINY CRAYS

10 May, 2007
ON A HUNT... A COD HUNT

2 May, 2007
DROUGHT PROMPTS FASTER FISH STOCKINGS

1 May, 2007
RECREATIONAL SNAPPER MANAGEMENT – HAVE YOUR SAY

1 May, 2007
FISH EARLY, FISH OFTEN, FOR THE BEST RUBICON TROUT

1 May, 2007
ILLEGAL ABALONE DEALER COPS $125,000 PENALTY

27 April, 2007
RECREATIONAL FISHERS' CONCERNS OUTLINED...

5 April, 2007
COUNCIL OF VICTORIAN FLY FISHING CLUBS ANNOUNCES "NEW FLY FISHING OPPORTUNITY IS VERY CLOSE"

5 April, 2007
EXCITING NEW FISHING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE HORIZON TO ESTABLISH “BLUENOSE COD” (TROUT COD) RECREATIONAL FISHERIES

5 April, 2007
VRFISH SAYS "IT'S TIME TO ESTABLISH A BLUE-NOSE COD FISHERY"

5 April, 2007
NATIVE FISH AUSTRALIA GATHERS SUPPORT FOR PROPOSAL TO RE-ESTABLISH BLUENOSE COD RECREATIONAL FISHERIES...

5 April, 2007
THE AUSTRALIAN TROUT FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF "BLUE NOSE COD" FISHERIES...

30 March, 2007
CONSTRAIN YOUR TUNA CATCH

30 March, 2007
FISHING CONTROL MEASURES FOR ABALONE CONTINUED

27 March, 2007
DOUBLE YOUR FISHING GRANT WITH HELP FROM FISHERIES

23 March, 2007
ABALONE AND CAR SEIZED FROM CAPE PATTERSON MAN

23 March, 2007
VICTORIAN LOBSTER FISHING GOOD NEWS ALL ROUND

23 March, 2007
CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT….

23 March, 2007
PORTLAND LOBSTER FISHERMAN NETS A $5000 FINE

21 March, 2007
MANAGING INLAND NATIVE FISHERIES EXPLAINED

13 March, 2007
FISHERIES OFFICERS NET FOUR ALLEGED ABALONE THIEVES

8 March, 2007
HELPING HAND FOR VICTORIA’S NATIVE FISH STOCKS

7 March, 2007
ABALONE VIRUS...

1 March, 2007
MINISTER JOE HELPER TO VISIT EILDON

23 February, 2007
TEMPORARY CLOSURE FOR GLENELG SPINY FRESHWATER CRAYFISH

16 February, 2007
WALKERVILLE NEEDS SAFE BOAT LAUNCHING FACILITIES….

15 February, 2007
ILLEGAL FISHING NETS BUDDING ‘BREEDER’ HEFTY FINES

12 February, 2007
QUALITY MERRI AND HOPKINS TROUT FOR EXPERIENCED ANGLERS

12 February, 2007
LAST CHANCE TO BAG RECREATIONAL FISHING GRANTS

12 February, 2007
WHY A BAG AND SIZE LIMIT?….

8 February, 2007
FISH THIEF’S BOAT AND GEAR GONE

2 February, 2007
THE NEW FACE OF VRFISH...

2 February, 2007
DROUGHT PROMPTS FAST-TRACKING OF FISH STOCKINGS

23 January, 2007
$2000 FINE A ‘TIMELY REMINDER’ TO COMMERCIAL FISHERS

12 January, 2007
VRFISH DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

9 January, 2007
STAR OR VILLAIN?

8 January, 2007
SMALL BLACK BREAM SURVIVE WELL AFTER MESH NETTING

19 December, 2006
CORANGAMITE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

8 December, 2006
FOUR MELBOURNE PEOPLE FACING ABALONE THEFT CHARGES

5 December, 2006
UPDATE ON GIPPSLAND FIRE SITUATION

30 November, 2006
MURRAY COD SEASON OPENS TOMORROW

28 November, 2006
PORT PHILLIP BAY A VITAL NURSERY FOR SNAPPER

24 November, 2006
FISHY BUSINESS AT SWAN HILL REGIONAL ART GALLERY

23 November, 2006
VRFISH RECOGNISES MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS

16 November, 2006
2006/07 ROCK LOBSTER SEASON OPENS

13 November, 2006
BRACKS DECLARES BAN ON COMMERCIAL NETTING IN WESTERN PORT

10 November, 2006
LABOR DELIVERS ON HUNTING AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVING

3 November, 2006
PORT PHILLIP BAY SNAPPER SEASON STARTS WITH A BANG

3 November, 2006
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE REX HUNT FUTUREFISH FOUNDATION

30 October, 2006
KEEN ANGLERS HELP COLLECT SNOWY BASS BREEDERS

30 October, 2006
GO FISHING IN VICTORIAN ‘PREMIER RIVERS’

20 October, 2006
LOOK OUT FOR LOCAL FISH!

16 October, 2006
A BIG NIGHT OF FISHING WITH REX HUNT AND FRIENDS BECOMES A FAMILY AFFAIR

13 October, 2006
LAKE TYERS FISHERIES RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

11 October, 2006
180 SPECIAL MATES GO FISHING FOR THE BIG ONE

11 October, 2006
SIMPSON MAN FACING ILLEGAL FISHING CHARGES

9 October, 2006
FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR WEST GIPPSLAND REGION

6 October, 2006
VRFISH SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

4 October, 2006
NORTH EAST FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN – HAVE YOUR SAY

29 September, 2006
HOW LITTLE IS TOO LITTLE?…

26 September, 2006
RELEASE OF THE MALLACOOTA INLET FISHERIES RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN

26 September, 2006
SNAPPER SEASON OPENING LURES ANGLERS TO FRANKSTON

21 September, 2006
SHARING TROPHY TROUT
IN TWO PREMIER LAKES

20 September, 2006
QUOTA CUTS TO EASE PRESSURE ON WESTERN ABALONE FISHERY

19 September, 2006
TREES HERE TO STAY

6 September, 2006
VRFISH AUGUST NEWSLETTER

5 September, 2006
HIGH SEAS TASK FORCE NEWSLETTER

4 September, 2006
LIBERALS TO REOPEN COMMERCIAL FISHING AT MALLACOOTA & LAKE TYERS

1 September, 2006
TROUT SEASON IN RIVERS OPENS FOR BUSINESS

25 August, 2006
NFA'S TROUT COD PROPOSAL

16 August, 2006
FISHING CONTROL MEASURES FOR ABALONE CONTINUED

11 August, 2006
COUNCIL DECISION MISGUIDED

9 August, 2006
VRFISH JULY NEWSLETTER

8 August, 2006
SECRET SEX LIFE OF THE MURRAY COD EXPOSED

3 August, 2006
MINISTER ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR FISHCARE VOLUNTEERS

3 August, 2006
$20,000 BOOST FOR BAIRNSDALE’S RECREATIONAL FISHERS

20 July, 2006
AUSTRALIAN TROUT FOUNDATION OPPOSES DEH NOMINATION

14 July, 2006
ILLEGAL FISHERMEN PAY THE PRICE

12 July, 2006
VRFISH JUNE NEWSLETTER

21 June, 2006
VRFISH MAY NEWSLETTER

14 June, 2006
SINS OF EMISSION: CUT 2-STROKES TO SAVE WATERWAYS

13 June, 2006
CONTROL AREA IN PLACE TO LIMIT ABALONE VIRUS SPREAD

9 June, 2006
IDENTIFICATION OF 'PREMIER SITES'
FOR FAMILY FISHING

9 June, 2006
CLOSED SEASON CHANGES FOR SALMONID FISHERS

8 June, 2006
RELEASE OF THE ANDERSON INLET
FISHERIES RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN

22 May, 2006
ABALONE THIEVES GO WEST – LOWER BAG LIMITS CONSIDERED

16 May, 2006
ILLEGAL NETS LAND WERRIBEE FISH THIEVES IN HOT WATER

15 May, 2006
AUSTRALIAN TROUT FOUNDATION

20 April, 2006
MINISTER OPENS GATES TO A NEW ERA OF FISH STOCKING

11 April, 2006
RESEARCHERS LOOKING HIGH AND LOW AT ABALONE FISHERIES

11 April, 2006
CONSTRAIN YOUR TUNA CATCH

3 April, 2006
NEW THREE-YEAR FISHING LICENCE TO SAVE ANGLERS MONEY

29 March , 2006
GOLDEN PERCH FOR NORTHERN WATERWAYS

21 March , 2006
RECREATIONAL ABALONE DIVING OPPORTUNITY

16 March , 2006
Stockyard Point High Tide Arrangements

15 March , 2006
ABALONE THIEF FACING A FURTHER 6 MONTHS IN JAIL

14 March , 2006
MALLACOOTA INLET FISHERIES RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

14 March , 2006
13-FISH REPORTING LINE HOOKS HUNDREDS OF ILLEGAL FISHERS

9 March , 2006
COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN GETS NETTED

8 March , 2006
WARRNAMBOOL ABALONE THIEVES FINED $4000

17 February, 2006
AQUACULTURE INVESTORS -‘COME ON IN, THE WATER’S FINE’

16 February, 2006
BOAT SEIZED AT 90 MILE BEACH

24 January, 2006
$5.1 MILLION TO BOOST BOAT SAFETY AND IMPROVE FACILITIES

23 December 2005
RECREATIONAL ABALONE DIVING OPEN

23 December 2005
GIPPSLAND LAKES BREAM FISHERY – SIZE MATTERS

23 December 2005
LIMITS CONTINUE ON DUSKY FLATHEAD

30 November 2005
RISK ASSESSMENT FOR AQUATIC WEEDS

25 November 2005
$3.2 MILLION WIN FOR RECREATIONAL FISHING

2 November 2005
A FIRST IN VICTORIA'S FIGHT TO STOP ILLEGAL ABALONE TRAFFICKING

2 November 2005
LORNE PIER RECONSTRUCTION AFTER SUMMER

19 October, 2005
SIGNIFICANT JAIL SENTENCE FOR FISHERIES OFFICER ASSAULT

13 October 2005
ABALONE THIEVES FACE 10 YEARS JAIL

12 August 2005
MAN CONVICTED FOR ASSAULT ON FISHERIES OFFICERS

9 August 2005
CAMPAIGN PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE FISHING TO PROTECT WILDLIFE

9 August 2005
ANDERSON INLET FISHERIES RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

20 June 2005
TWO FACE FINES FOR FRAUDULENT FISHING

2 April 2005
BAY GROUPS CALL ON BRACKS GOVERNMENT TO PUT INTERESTS OF VICTORIAN BAYLOVERS AHEAD OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPERS' PROFITS

18 March 2005
MELBOURNE MAN FACING MURRAY COD CHARGES

18 January 2005
RIVAL GROUPS UNITE TO SAVE BAY
Petition against Port Phillip Bay & Yarra River Channel Deepening

18 January 2005
THE TRAVELS OF 'NUMBER 5' - A LAKE EILDON GOLDEN PERCH

10 December 2004
400 METRES OF ILLEGAL NETTING FOUND

25 November 2004
PUBLIC EVENT AND WEBSITE ORGANISED TO PROTEST AGAINST PPB CHANNEL DEEPENING

16 November 2004
COMPETITION ORGANISERS MUST PHASE IN C & R INCENTIVES
NEW FISHVICTORIA.COM POLICY

15 November 2004
COMMERCIAL FISHERS APPREHENDED ON PORT PHILLIP BAY

11 November 2004
90 DAY AMNESTY TO GET RID OF NOXIOUS SEAWEED

5 November 2004
RESEARCH FINDS WILD TROUT NOT 'SMOKED' AFTER '03 FIRES

4 November 2004
MOST RECREATIONAL ANGLERS 'HOOKED' ON DOING THE RIGHT THING

28 October 2004
FISHERIES OFFICERS TARGET SIZE AND CATCH LIMITES FOR SNAPPER OVER CUP WEEKEND

22 October 2004
ALLEGED ABALONE TRAFFICKER ARRESTED

7 October 2004
"PREDATORY" FISHERMAN FINED $3,200

7 October 2004
FISH, CHIPS AND RADIOS LEAD TO A NATIONAL SCIENCE AWARD

17 September 2004
RECORD SMALL WATERS TROUT STOCKING FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

23 August 2004
ALLEGED ABALONE THIEF CAUGHT AT WYE RIVER

19 August 2004
MACQUARIE PERCH AND SPINY CRAYS REGULATION CHANGES

13 August 2004
THE FIRST THIEF TO BE CONVICTED OF TRAFFICKING IN ABALONE
$100M RECREATIONAL FISHING A PRIORITY IN FIRE ZONE

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FISHERIES VICTORIA, FISH-E-FAX:

Fish-E-Fax #220, 9 May 2008
- Ban extended on taking timber from lakes
- Dodgy fishing licence costs Coburg man $2000
- Open season for spiny freshwater crayfish started
- Fishy fact - gummy shark

Fish-E-Fax #219, 24 April 2008
- Your fishing licence fees at work reveal Murray cod secrets
- Stream classification to be trialled in the north east
- Fishy Fact - King George Whiting

Fish-E-Fax #218, 10 April 2008
-Your fishing licence fees at work in Anderson Inlet
- New size limits for abalone in Victoria's south west
- Lake Hume temporary boat speed restriction introduced

Fish-E-Fax #217, 27 March 2008
- Anglers monitor success of re-snagging project
- Come join the fun at Lake Hyland
- Enhanced Recreational Fishing Program website launched

Fish-E-Fax #216, 13 March 2008
- Ban extended on taking Glenelg spiny freshwater crayfish
- Melbourne men facing abalone stealing charges
- Black bream - 'Know your catch' brochure

Fish-E-Fax #215, 29 February 2008
- Native fish thieves land stiff penalties
- Angling access to Martha Cove
- Undersize snapper hidden in fishing boat

Fish-E-Fax #214, 14 February 2008

- Corangamite Draft Fishery Management Plan released for public comment.
- Charges for illegal native fish catch at lake Mokoan
- More than 60 people caught in Port Phillip Bay shellfish blitz

Fish-E-Fax #213, 31 January 2008
- Bass yabby bait bust
- Almost 200,000 trout stocked in 2007 despite the drought
- Help protect Victoria's most valuable shellfish this summer

Fish-E-Fax #212, 17 January 2008

- Your fishing licence fees at work in Clifton Creek
- Victorian Waters to get a million Murray cod and golden perch
- 270,000 Rainbow Trout Released into Victorian Lakes

Fish-E-Fax #211, 13 December 2007

- Minister Helper applauds fishing's 'reel scientist'
- Murray cod season opening 1 December
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #210, 6 December 2007
- Minister Helper applauds fishing's 'reel scientist'
- Murray cod season opening 1 December
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #209, 22 November 2007
- Released bream and snapper have bright prospects
- Tagged snapper recaptured seven years later
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #208, 8 November 2007
- New fish length ruler
- Have your say on Melbourne's Inland Fishery Management Plan
- Public comment sought for the Draft West Gippsland Fishery Management Plan

Fish-E-Fax #207, 29 October 2007
- Seagrass habitats crucial to fish production in Corner Inlet
- The BIA tackles the marine pest problem
- Pilot telephone survey to estimate recreational fishing catches in coastal Victoria - coming to a close

Fish-E-Fax #206, 11 October 2007
-Reduced bag limit at four of the five Premier Lakes
-Great Outdoors and Fishing Expo 2007
-Abalone collection ban to continue
-Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #205, 1 October 2007
- Snapper fishing controls tightened
- North East Fishery Management Plan released
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #204, 13 September 2007
-Angling for more native fish in the lower Goulburn
- Measure your snapper to estimate its weight
- Fisheries Victoria listens to all recreational concerns

Fish-E-Fax #203, 30 August 2007
- Go Fishing in Victoria Family Fishing event dates for September
- Daily catch limit introduced for Bass yabbies
- $5 Million boost for boating safety and facilities

Fish-E-Fax #202, 16 August 2007
- Responsible fishing to protect wildlife
- Licence-funded Tarwin River fishing platforms completed
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #201, 2 August 2007
- Your fishing licence fees at work at Barwon Heads
- Get a handle on Murray cod catches
- 2007/08 Central zone recreational abalone open days

Fish-E-Fax #200, 20 July 2007
- Fines issued for illegal fishing in Gippsland rivers
- Australian Trout Foundation tables their Trout Policy
- Rivers/Stream Classification - NFA and ATF working together
- Know your limits pocket cards in foreign languages
- Water level update

Fish-E-Fax #199, 5 July 2007
- Lake Tyers opens for the first time in nine years
- Boat speed restriction lifted at Lake Hume
- Families brave the cold for some family fishing fun at Bendigo
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #198, 21 June 2007
- Family Fishing Events at Bendigo and Lilydale
- Location Vital for Goulburn River Trout 'Homebodies'
- Water Level Update

Fish-E-Fax #197, 8 June 2007
- Premier Lake Family Fishing Festival Success
- Recreational abalone fishing open days for the 2006/07 season
- Fisheries Victoria inspecting illegal use of opera house nets
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #196, 24 May 2007
- $47 million to enhance recreational fishing opportunities for Victorians
- Release of the Lake Tyers Fisheries Reserve Management Plan
- Amendment to Fish-e-Fax Issue 194

Fish-E-Fax #195, 10 May 2007
- Recreational Snapper Management - Have your say
- Go Fishing in Victoria Free Family Fishing Festival - Eildon
- Fish stocking accelerated as a result of on-going drought conditions
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #194, 26 April 2007
- Native fish win over carp in drought conditions
- Check out our new products page
- 2006/07 Native Fish Stocking Summary
- Fish production and stocking management
- Victorian water level update

Fish-E-Fax #193, 17 April 2007
- Abalone control measures continue in the southwest
- Commonwealth grants double your project money
- Fishing safety advice
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #192, 29 March 2007
- Go Fishing in Victoria - Family Fishing Event dates
- Results from an assessment of Victorian rock lobster stocks
- Free brochure describing management of Native Fish in Victoria
- Abalone virus update

Fish-E-Fax #191, 16 March 2007
- A welcomed boost for native stocks
- Blue-green algae - information for anglers
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #190, 1 March 2007
- Glenelg spiny freshwater crayfish interim closure
- Compliance round-up
- Quality brown trout for those who wait

Fish-E-Fax #189, 15 February 2007
- Drought triggered fish liberations
- Illegal take bears the brunt of the law
- Daughterless Carp Project
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #188, 1 February 2007
- Dusky flathead and Gippsland Lakes bream regulation extension
- Good survival rates of undersize black bream
- Abalone disease information page
- Urban river fish and eel warning
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #187, 21 December 2006
- Applications for stocking funding coming to a close
- Have your say - Corangamite Fishery Management Plan
- Stocking update
- Wishing a Merry Christmas to all readers

Fish-E-Fax #186, 8 December 2006
-Murray cod stocking supporting the fishery for open season
-Inpersonating Fisheries Officers
-Large trout stocked into Lake Eildon
- Stocking update

Fish-E-Fax #185, 23 November 2006
-Promoting our business at the Great Outdoors and Fishing Expo
-Open season for two popular marine species
-Managing the rock lobster fishery
-Bagging the 'big reds' in Port Phillip Bay
-Vacancy at VRFish

Fish-E-Fax #184, 9 November 2006
-Victoria's Premier Rivers ready for angling action
-Public comment sought for the Draft Lake Tyers Fisheries Reserve
-Management Plan
-Compliance update
-Make a difference within your fishery

Fish-E-Fax #183, 26 October 2006
-The new Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide hooks anglers
-Boosting boat safety and improving facilities for recreational anglers
-Fisheries Officers pounce on poachers

Fish-E-Fax #182, 12 October 2006
-Have your say - West Gippsland Fishery Management Plan
-Public comment sought for the Draft North East Fishery Management Plan
-Great Outdoors and Fishing Expo 2006
-August stocking figures

Fish-E-Fax #181, 29 September 2006
-A successful bream tracking study leads to similar research with dusky flathead
-Sharing the benefit in Premier Lakes
-Release of Mallacoota Inlet Fisheries Management Plan
-July stocking figures

Fish-E-Fax #180, 14 September 2006
-"Go Fishing in Victoria" - Lillydale Lake event timetable
-Making a presence on trout opening weekend
-Native fish numbers on the rise
-Eel warning for Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers
-Water level update

Fish-E-Fax #179, 31 August 2006
-"Go Fishing in Victoria" event - Lillydale Lake to host free family fishing day
-Reminder for abalone fishers
-Trout season in rivers opens for business
-June stocking figures
-Revitalising fishing in the Lower Avon River

Fish-E-Fax #178, 18 August 2006
-Your fishing licence fees at work
-Secret sex life of Murray cod exposed -Fishing control measures for abalone -Complience round-up


Fish-E-Fax #177, 3 August 2006 -Increased abalone theft results in reduced bag limits
-Routine inspections uncover an illegal fisher
-Surry River update
-July stocking figures

Fish-E-Fax #175, 6 July 2006
-Predicting King George whiting stocks
-Large numbers of yelloweye mullete visit Geelong's shores
-Enforcement news
-Water level update
-Murray cod - this is more like it

Fish-E-Fax #174, 22 June 2006
- Premier Site program
- Salmonid season closes - but opportunities still abound!
- Controls to limit abalone virus spread in Victoria's South-west
- May stocking figures
- Changes to salmonid regulations - Sea-run rivers and Lake Purrumbete

Fish-E-Fax #173, 9 June 2006
- A reminder for recreational abalone divers
- Assisting with fish movement
- School holiday trout stocking
- May stocking figures
- Blue-green algae warning for Lake Eppalock

Fish-E-Fax #172, 25 May 2006
- Pilot Survey of recreational fishing in coastal Victoria, 2006/07
- Enforcement News
- Abalone bag limit reduction considered
- Victorian lakes water level update

Fish-E-Fax #170, 27 April 2006
- Public comment sought for Glenelg Hopkins Fisheries Management Plan
- New era of fish stocking
- Loddon River access improvedd for all
- Enforcement news
- New Casey Weir fishway

Fish-E-Fax #169, 13 April 2006
- New three year recreational fishing licence available
- Record southern bluefin tuna off Portland
- Summary of March 2006 fish stockings

Fish-E-Fax #168, 30 March 2006
- Predicting Port Philip Bay snapper seasons
- Enforcement News
- Summary of February 2006 fish stockings

Fish-E-Fax #167, 16 March 2006
- Public comment sought for Mallacoota Inlet Fisheries Reserve Management Plan
- Fishing great and here to stay
- Catch a carp day
- 13-FISH Reporting line hooks hundreds of illegal fishers
- Enforcement News

Fish-E-Fax #166, 2 March 2006
- World first for Murray Cod
- Victorian Water Level Update
- Blue Green Algae Update
- Enforcement News
- Goulburn River Health Boost
- Fishcare for freshwater catfish this summer

Fish-E-Fax #165, 16 February2006
- Start of the year - Time for Fisheries Victoria to start stocking native fish
- Recreational abalone fishing days close
- HAVE YOUR SAY - North East Fishery Management Plan

Fish-E-Fax #164, 2 February2006
- Voluntary buy-back - Big win for recreational fishers
- Regional recreational fisheries meetings give fishers a say
- Fisheries Officers catch illegal netters
- Native fish flourish in Barmah-Millewa forest floods
- Farm water for fish in Victorian rivers

Fish-E-Fax #163, 19 January 2006
- More fish for Eildon Pondage and Eildon Lake
- Lake Mokoan has got the Blues
- Fyans fish out
- Carp screens at Rocklands reservoir
Enforcement outcomes

Fish-E-Fax #162, 16 January 2006
- November Fish Stocking
- 34 days of Abalone for Summer holidays
- Marine Safety Victoria introduces on-water presence

Fish-E-Fax #161, 22 December 2005
- Limits continue on dusky flathead and Gippsland Lakes bream stocks
- Blue-green algae advice for Torgunnah Lagoon
- Flathead Survival Project - Preliminary results
- Enforcement outcomes

Fish-E-Fax #160, 8 December 2005
- HAVE YOUR SAY Lake Tyers Fisheries Reserve Management Plan
- Inspection reveals undersize bream
- Murray cod season open
- Port Phillip Bay anglers see red

Fish-E-Fax #159, 24 November 2005
- $3.2 million win for Recreational Fishing
- The Rock Lobster season opens
- Early Golden Perch for Lake Hume
- October Fish Stocking
-2005 Fisheries Victoria Fishing Show quiz for kids
- Assessment of fish communities in the Wimmera

Fish-E-Fax #158, 10 November 2005
- Money for Fishing Clubs - $2,500 Grants for local recreation clubs to get active
- Likely Fish Stock Reduction in Dwindling Lake Fyans
- Flushing flows for forest and fish
- Works completed on the Bemm River floating jetty

Fish-E-Fax #157, 27 October 2005
- Fisheries Victoria on Show
- Native Fish Production
- The Peter Dundas-Smith Leadership Scholarship
- Duck Weed fish threat eases in Broken Creek
- Catch a Carp
- Enforcement outcomes

Fish-E-Fax #156, 13 October 2005
- Recreational Fishing Grant Program
- Lake Fyans: Drying up
- Translocation of Fish in Victorian Inland Public Waters
- River Works Assist Local Bream Populations
- Enforcement outcome

Fish-E-Fax #155, 29 September 2005
- Rainbow trout for school holidays
- Gravel Mine Rehabilitation on the Delatite River
- Lake Mokoan fisherman hit with $800 fine

Fish-E-Fax #154, 16 September 2005
- Fish Production back 'In House'
- Recreational Fishing Guide keeps fishers hooked
- Voluntary Licence Buyback for Victorian Bay and Inlet Commercial Fisheries
- Summary of July 2005 Salmonid fish stockings

Fish-E-Fax #153, 1 September 2005
- New regulations for recreational abalone fishing
- 2005 Regional Fisheries Consultations Meeting Outcomes Now Available

Fish-E-Fax #151, 4 August 2005
- Fishers Called to Action to Stop Marine Pests Spreading
- More trout and salmon fish stockings
- Abalone Traffickers Face Bans, Fines
- Enforcement outcomes

Fish-E-Fax #150, 21 July 2005
- Unauthorised River Mouth Opening Results in Major Fishkill
- Enforcement Outcomes
- Lake Hume - Stocking Stepped Up
- Channel Deepening Project - Next Steps
- The Low-down on Carp in Rocklands Reservoir and the Glenelg River

Fish-E-Fax #149, 7 July 2005
- Fish stocked for school holidays
- 'Is my fish worth than yours?' - Valuing alternative uses of Victoria's Bay and Inlet Fisheries Resources
- Anglers Reminded to 'Know Their Limits' when Fishing for Eels

Fish-E-Fax #148, 23 June 2005
- Communities Help by Reporting Illegal Fishing
- Interim Public Warning
- Tagged Snapper Recaptured after 1931 days of Liberation
- Suspended Jail Sentence and Heavy Fines for Bream Poachers
- Enforcement Outcomes
- Victorian Water Level Update

Fish-E-Fax #147, 9 June 2005
- New Recreational Abalone Fishing Regulations
- Voluntary Licence Buyback for Victorian Bay and Inlet Commercial Fisheries
- HAVE YOUR SAY- Glenelg Hopkins Fishery Management Plan and Mallacoota Inlet Fisheries Reserve Management Plan

Fish-E-Fax #146, 26 May2005
- Release of Trout Fishing Brochure
- Lake Hume Fisheries Fines
- Restaurant Raids Net Alleged Abalone Traffickers
- Fishcare's 2005 Catch, Tag and Release a Bream Day
- Discarded Fishing Line Poses Threat to Birds

Fish-E-Fax #145, 12 May2005
- Murray's Lock 8 Fishway Experiencing Heavy Traffic
- Enforcement News
- Reporting on 13FISH helps Fisheries Officers
- Spiny Freshwater Crayfish Season Opens North of the Great Dividing Range

Fish-E-Fax #144, 28 April 2005
- 2004/05's Recreational Fishing Grant Program (RFGP)
- Enforcement News
- Victorian Water Level Update

Fish-E-Fax #143, 14 April 2005
- Inland Fish Habitat Protection Extended
- Victoria Seeks Living Murray Agreement
- Easter Fishers Following the Rules
- Channel Deepening Project Subject to Further Investigation

Fish-E-Fax #142, 31 March 2005
- Tagged Dusky Flathead Ventures Offshore
- Improved River Health Proposed at Nelson
- Lake Modewarre Fishkill
- Abalone Enforcement News

Fish-E-Fax #141, 17 March 2005
- 'Carpwatch' program in the Glenelg River
- 2004/05's Recreational Fishing Grant Program (RFGP)
- Enforcement News
- Victorian Water Level Update

Fish-E-Fax #140, 3 March 2005
- Black Bream & Estuary Perch Ruler Guides
- Port Phillip Bay Enforcement News
- Plans to Upgrade Eildon's Dam Spillway
- Victorian Water Level Update

Fish-E-Fax #139, 17 February 2005
- Tracking Gippsland Bream
- Closed Season Cod Costs Money
- Hopkins River Bream Recaptures

Fish-E-Fax #138, 3 February 2005
- Poachers Netted in Fisheries Ambush
- Tightlines for Camperdown Anglers

Fish-E-Fax #137, 20 January 2005
- $900,000 to Safeguard East Gippsland Heritage Rivers
- Inland Enforcement News
- National Strategy for the Survival of Release Line Caught Fish

Fish-E-Fax #136, 6 January 2005
- Journeys of a Lake Eildon Golden Perch
- Improved Life Jacket Laws Will Save Lives
- Recreational Fishing from Charter and Hire Boats and with Fishing Guides

Fish-E-Fax #135, 23 December 2004
- Community Support Needed to Stem Native Fish Poaching
- Limits Continue on Dusky Flathead and Gippsland Lakes Bream Stocks
- Mosquito Borne Disease- Avoid Getting Bitten by Mosquitoes

Fish-E-Fax #134, 9 December 2004
- Season Opening for Murray Cod
- Tagged Snapper and Australian Salmon Recaptured in Port Phillip Bay
- Enforcement Outcomes
- Victorian Water Level Update

Fish-E-Fax #133, 25 November 2004
- Eildon Pondage Stocking & Research
- New DPI Marine Research Centre Opens at Queenscliff
- New Boating Safety Officers Take to the Water

Fish-E-Fax #132, 11 November 2004
- Trout Assessment Results from Bushfire Affected Rivers
- High Compliance Rates amongst Port Phillip Bay Recreational Anglers
- Lake Hume Poacher Caught

Fish-E-Fax #131, 28 October2004
- Snapper Poacher Fined $3,000
- New base to Protect Peninsula Fisheries
- Fish, Chips and Radios Lead to a National Science Award
- North East Trout Enforcement

Fish-Fax #130, 14 October 2004
- More Water, More Trout Stocking
$3,000 fine for Illegally Fishing in the Yarra River
- Grants Available to Improve Victoria's Recreational Fishing
- VRFish Fishing Code of Conduct

Fish-Fax #129, 30 September 2004
- Recreational Fishing Guide 2004/05 Released
- Jail Term for Convicted Abalone Trafficker
- Micro-chipped Native Fish lead to Substantial Fine
- Subscribe On-line to Fish-E-Fax

Fish-Fax #128, 16 September 2004
- Trout Stocking Marks Adoption of Lake Hume by Victoria
- Record Small Waters Trout Stocking
- Corangamite Catch-a-Carp Fishing Days

Fish-Fax #127, 2 September 2004
- Dartmouth Macquarie Perch and Glenelg Spiny Crayfish Regulation Changes
- 2004/2005 Boating Safety & Facilities Program
- Proposed Changes to Recreational Abalone Fishing Regulations- Have Your Say!
- River Murray Fishways
- Loddon River Catchment Management Improvements

Fish-Fax #126, 19 August 2004
- Fishing Licences Fund 40 Projects Worth $1 Million
- Extension to Rocklobster Season
- 31 Year Old Bream Caught from the Hopkins
- Enforcement Outcomes

Fish-Fax #125, 5 August 2004
- Lilydale Lake Trout Stocking Success
- Enforcement Outcomes
- Recreational Boating Facilities Plan for Port Phillip and Western Port
- $ 1 Million Boost Wimmera River Environmental Flows

Fish-Fax #124, 22 July 2004
- Fisheries Survey Confirms Big Trout on Offer at Lake Fyans Lake Mokoan to be Decommissioned

Fish-Fax #123, 8 July 2004
- Big Boost for Boating Facilities and Marine Safety
- Government Announces "Our Water Our Future"
- Enforcement Outcomes

Fish-Fax #122, 24 June 2004
- A Simpler Life for Hume and Mulwala Anglers
- Wimmera River Native Fish Stocking
- Fisheries Co-Management Council Committees

Fish-Fax #121, 10 June 2004
- Fish Stocking Continues Despite Drought
- Fishcare Bream Tagging Program in the Hopkins River

Fish-Fax #120, 27 May 2004
- Greater Protection for Port Phillip Bay's Dolphins Proposed
- Gippsland Bream Stocking Completed
- Fisheries Enforcement News
- Victoria Water Level Update

Fish-Fax #119, 13 May 2004
- 13FISH Offence Reporting Hotline
- Clifton Creek Fish Kill in Gippsland
- Victoria's Top 10 Angling Finfish

Fish-Fax #118, 29 April 2004
- Bream Stocking in Gippsland Lakes
- Fish-Fax Distribution Targets Angling Clubs
- Lake Kerford Fish Survey
- Inland Fish Habitat Protection Extended

Fish-Fax #117, 15 April 2004
- On-line Guide to Angling Waters Launched
- Introduction to Fishing- Westernport Fishcare
- Goldfish Used as Live Bait in Illegal Yarra Fishing
- Lake Boga Native Fish Stocking

Fish-Fax #116, 1 April 2004
- Goulburn River Environmental Audit
- Did You Know?
- Help Reduce the Spread of Aquatic Pest Species
- Marine Safety Victoria- Personal Flotation Devices
- Melbourne Water Report- "Melbourne's Rivers and Creeks 2004"

Fish-Fax #114, 4 March 2004
- Victorian Recreational Fishing Expenditure
- Enforcement News
- Fisheries Co-Management Council Committees

Fish-Fax #113, 5 February 2004
- Lake Bullen Merri Fish Kill
- Researchers Track Behaviour of Trout in the Goulburn River
- Recreational Fishing Grant Program 2003/04- Application closing date
- Sydney Men Convicted of Abalone Theft

Fish-Fax #112, 5 February 2004
- Lake Bullen Merri Fish Survey
- Public Consultation Commences on Anderson Inlet Fishery Management Plan

Fish-Fax #111, 23 January 2004
- Co-operative Response to Native Fish Kill in the Goulburn River

Fish-Fax #110, 22 January 2004
- Gippsland Australian Bass - Update
- Fisheries Victoria's Education and Information Products
- What Happens to the Ones That Get Away?
Fish-Fax #109, 15 January 2004
Anderson Inlet Fishery Management Plan -Have Your Say!

Fish-Fax #108, 8 January 2004
- Getting Tough on Illegal Fishing - 13 FISH Fisheries Offences Reporting System
- VICTAG News - Estuary Perch and Dusky Flathead Tag Recaptures
- Estuary Perch Movement and Habitat Use in the Snowy River
- Victoria Water Level Update

Fish-Fax #107, 18 December 2003
- New species-specific Catch Limits for Dusky Flathead in Victoria
- Tighter Fishing Controls to Protect Gippsland Lakes Bream
- Enforcement News

Fish-Fax #106, 11 December 2003
- Recreational Fishing Licence Fee Increases
- Eildon Pondage Trout Stocking
- Illegal Stocking at Lake Wendoree?

Fish-Fax #105, 27 November 2003
- Changes to Regulations for Recreational Shark, Rock Lobster and Eel Fishing.
- Fisheries Assessments Commence in Bushfire Affected Areas.
- Managing Victoria's Bays and Inlets -What's the Catch?

Fish-Fax #104, 13 November 2003
-
Microchips Catch Out Native Fish Thieves
- Don't Succumb to 'Red Fever' This Snapper Season
- Donated Silver Perch and Freshwater Catfish into Wimmera River

Fish-Fax #103, 30 October 2003
- Snapper Report Released
- Tagged Snapper Recapture
- Stocking Fish Into Private Water

Fish-Fax #102, 16 October 2003
- Fishing Week
- Fisheries Enforcement News
- Green Paper for Water Reform
- Victorian Water Level Update
- Fishing Show and Outdoor Expo

Fish-Fax #101, 2 October 2003
-Prison Sentence Over Golden Perch Haul
- Recreational Fishing Grants Program 2003/2004
- Closed Season Reminders
- Have your say on the Green Paper for Water Reform
- Big BrownTrout

Fish-Fax #100, 18 September 2003
- New 24 hour illegal fishing hotline -13FISH (133 474)
- Proposed Ammendments to Recreational Rock Lobster and Shark Fishing regulations
- Small Waters Trout Stocking Program

Fish-Fax #99, 4 September 2003
- Victoria's Rivers Open Again to Trout Fishing
- RFL Funds Native Fish Research in Lake Nagambie
- Murray Crayfish Closed Season Reminder
- Recreational Fishing Licence Changes
- Reminder - Murray Cod Closed Season Commences
- Victorian Water Level Update

Fish-Fax #98, 21 August 2003
- Monitoring Freshwater Fisheries - Creel Surveys
- Non Authorised Possession of Drum Nets
- How Well Do Hooked Fish Survive After Release?