Native Fish Releases 1997/98

Native fish releases 1997/98	FN0143
Charles Barnham PSM June 1998

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The Department’s native fish stocking program is designed to enhance native fish populations or establish new populations. Fish releases have two objectives: conservation and the provision of recreational fishing opportunities. In the case of trout cod the immediate aim is to ensure survival of this endangered species.

Stocking plans are developed annually as part of the management consultation process between Fisheries Victoria and DNRE management regions. The list of waters identified as suitable or having potential for recreational fisheries based on native fish is lengthy and the demand for fish currently exceeds supply.

Table 1: Fish Stocked in Waters, A- Z

Water Stocked	Month / Year	Fish Size (z)	Aust. bass	Golden perch	Murray cod	Macq.perch	Silver perch	Trout cod
Avoca River
*Natte Yallock.- Charlton Weir*	Mar-98	0.9	-	17 500	-	-	-	-
Batyo Catyo Lake	Mar-98	0.9	-	5 000	-	-	-	-
Boosey Creek	Jan-98	1.1	-	-	1 000	-	-	-
	Mar-98	0.96	-	(c) 10 000	-	-	-	-
		3.6	-	-	(c) 1 000	-	-	-
Broken Creek	Mar-98	0.96	-	10 000	-	-	-	-
Broken River
*Benalla-Gowangardie*	Feb-98	0.9	-	20 000	-	-	-	-
Bullen Merri Lake	Apr-98	0.77	-	10 000	-	-	-	-
		1.55	-	-	-	-	10 000	-
Cairn Curran Reservoir	Jan-98	1.02	-	-	10 000	-	-	-
	Mar-98	0.8	-	50 000
Campaspe River - *below Lake Eppalock*	Mar-98	0.96	-	20 000	-	-	-	-
Carpolac Lake	Mar-98	0.96	-	5 000	-	-	-	-
Cherry Lake *(Altona)*	Mar-98	0.8	-	5 000	-	-	2 000	-
Cullulleraine Lake	Mar-98	0.96	-	10 000	-	-	-	-
Eppalock Lake	3/04/1998	0.77-0.96	-	100 000	-	-	-	-
*- Campaspe R.-Metcalfe Pool*	Jan-98	1.02-1.06	-	-	(f) 10 000	-	-	-
Expedition Pass Res.	Mar-98	0.8	-	1 000	-	-	-	-
Fyans Creek	Mar-98	0.9	-	(e) 5 000	-	-	-	-
Goldfields Reservoir *(Maryborough)*	Mar-98	0.8	-	2 000	-	-	-	-
Goulburn River *- McCoys Bridge-Shepparton*	1/02/1998	1.04-1.77	-	-	40 000	-	-	-
Green Lake *(Horsham)*	Apr-98	0.77	-	10 000	-	-	-	-
Gunbower Creek *(Cohuna)*	Apr-98	0.77	-	10 000	-	-	-	-
Green Lake *(Horsham)*	Feb-97	1.2	-	10 000	-	-	-	-
	Mar-97	0.98	-	-	12 400	-	-	-
International Village Lake *(Shepparton)*	Mar-98	0.96	-	(b) 3 750	-	-	-	-
Kialla Lakes *(Shepparton)*	Mar-98	0.96	-	(b) 3 750	-	-	-	-
Landsborugh Reservoir	Mar-98	0.8	-	1 000	-	-	-	-
Lindsay River *(Neds Corner)*	Feb-98	1.16	-	-	15 380	-	-	-
Little Boort Lake	Mar-98	0.96	-	5 000	-	-	-	-
Little Lake Meran	Jan-98	1.02	-	-	5 000	-	-	-
Loch Garry	Mar-98	0.96	-	(b) 10 000	-	-	-	-
Loddon River - *Bridgewater*	Feb-98	1.17	-	-	10 000	-	-	-
*- Jarklin*	Mar-98	0.96	-	15 000	-	-	-	-
*- Below Bridgewater*	Mar-98	0.96	-	15 000	-	-	-	-
Mokoan Lake	Feb-98	0.68	-	20 000	-	-	-	-
Mount William Creek	Mar-98	0.9	-	(d) 20 600	-	-	-	-
Ovens River - *below Wangaratta*	12/97-1/98	0.77-.88	-	-	-	-	-	37 100
Pine Lake	Apr-98	0.77	-	16 740	-	-	-	-
Ratzcastle Lake	Mar-98	0.96	-	5 000	-	-	-	-
Redbank Reservoir	Mar-98	0.8	-	1 000	-	-	-	-
Richardson River - *Rich Avon Weir*	Mar-98	0.9	-	5 000	-	-	-	-
Sambell Lake	Feb-98	0.68	-	5 000	-	-	-	-
Serpentine Creek	Apr-98	0.77	-	5 000	-	-	-	-
Seven Creeks *(Euroa)*	Feb-98	0.68	-	(a) 15 000	-	-	-	-
Sugarloaf Reservoir	Mar-98	0.8	-	50 000	-	-	-	-
Tchum Lake	Mar-98	0.81	-	5 000	-	-	-	-
Taylors Lake	Mar-98	0.96	-	15 000	-	-	-	-
Walkers Lake *(Rich Avon)*	Feb-97	1.7	-	-	5 000	-	-	-
Wimmera River
*- Dimboola*	Mar-98	0.81	-	20 000	-	-	-	-
*- Elmhurst*	Jan-98	1.08	-	-	5 000	-	-	-
	Mar-98	0.9	-	10 000	-	-	-	-
*- Glenorchy area*	Apr-98	0.77	-	(dd) 10 000	-	-	-	-
*- Horsham*	Mar-98	0.96	-	10 000	-	-	-	-
		1.1	-	-	-	-	5 000	-
Species Totals			-	563 600	102 380	-	17 000	37 100
*Total Releases*								*720 080*

(a) 10 000 golden perch purchased by the Euroa-Strathbogie Angling Club. *
(b) Fish purchased by Goulburn Valley Sportfishing Club. *
(c) Fish purchased by Tungamah Angling Club. *
(d) Fish purchased by DNRE South West Region from revenue received from commercial salvage of redfin from Lake Lonsdale as that storage was drained.
(dd) 5 000 golden perch purchased by DNRE South West Region (L. Lonsdale redfin salvage revenue).
(e) Fish purchased by Stawell and District Angling Club.*
(f) Murray cod released in the Campaspe R.-Metcalfe Pool.
(z) Fish size is expressed in average weight per fish (grams).

* Fish stocking authorised by permits issued by Fisheries Victoria. Fish purchasing undertaken as part of the Department’s program (“piggy back”) to to take advantage of bulk purchase rates. Fish transported and released by Fisheries Victoria.

The Native Fish Release Program 1997/98 involved 34 transport mandays with transport vehicles travelling 15,600 km. Total expenditure on fish purchases was $58 772.80. Expenditure does not include administration, transport and release costs.

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