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Salmonid fish releases 2000

FN0153
Marc Ainsworth, Geelong
January 2001

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1. Fisheries Victoria Salmonid Stocking Plan

Stocking Plans are developed annually as part of the man-agement consultation process between Fisheries Victoria and DNRE Regional staff. The meetings consider in detail the performance of existing stocking programs, the results of stock assessment surveys, creel survey or C/ERP data, and anything else that has or might impact on the ongoing fishery e.g. environmental conditions, water levels.

Requests by client groups for changes to current stocking programs and the implementation of new stocking pro-grams are considered. VRFish, the Victorian Recreational Fishing Peak Body, represents recreational anglers at these meetings.

Stocking Plans are subject to ‘last minute’ variation due to natural factors e.g. flood, drought, or man-made im-pacts such as excessive algal blooms, major works on storages, etc. Explanatory notes are provided where a planned release has been amended. Amendments are agreed to by DNRE Regional staff and VRFish before implementation.

Extended fish supply contract negotiations and low lake levels resulted in a delayed start to the fish release program. Some scheduled releases were cancelled and others modified.

While part of the overall Salmonid Stocking Plan, the ‘Small Waters Stocking Program’ is reported separately. Dry conditions also impacted on this stocking plan.

1.1 Brown Trout & Rainbow Trout
    Water Stocked
    Month
    Fish
    Size
    Brown
    Trout
    Rainb.
    Trout
    Albert Park L., Albert Park
    9
    10+
    -
    1 593
    Aringa Res., Port Fairy
    12
    9-10
    500
    1 000
    Barwon R., Ceres
    12
    8
    *3 000
    -
    Batyo Catyo L., Donald
    U/S



    Beaufort L., Beaufort
    11
    8
    1 000
    -
    Berwick Springs Estate




    L., Berwick (a)
    10-11
    10+
    -
    2 000
    Blue Rock L., Willow Grove
    10-12
    9-10
    10 000
    -
            (See also ‘Part 2 - Client Group Stocking Programs’)
    Bolac L., Lake Bolac
    10-12
    9-10+
    10 000
    10 000
    Bostock Res., Ballan
    12
    9
    3 000
    -
    Bullarto Res., Bullarto
    7
    10
    1 000
    -
    Bullen Merri L., Camperdown
    10-12
    8-10+
    -
    15 000
    Cairn Curran Res., Maldon
    10-11
    8-9
    *18 000
    -
    Cartcarrong L, Winslow
    12
    9
    1 000
    -
    Colbrook Res., Ballan
    12
    8
    200
    -
    Colongulac L., Camperdown
    U/S



    Cosgrove Res., Creswick
    12
    8
    1 000
    -
    Dean Res., Dean
    12
    8
    500
    -
    Deep L., Derrinallum
    U/S



    Dock L., Horsham
    U/S



    Eildon L., Eildon
    10-11
    8
    *31 000
    -
            (See also ‘Part 2 - Client Group Stocking Programs’)
    Eildon Pondage, Eildon
    1, 7-12
    5-10+
    *8 000
    -
    1-5
    R2YO
    *3 000
    600
    1,11-12
    2YO
    890
    875


    (*375)
    (*375)
    1, 10-12
    3YO
    275
    275


    (*75)
    (*75)
    Elingamite L., Cobden
    9
    8-9
    2 000
    500
    Fyans L., Pomonal
    9-10
    10-10+
    *5 400
    *5 400
    Gillear L., Allansford
    12
    9-10
    1 000
    1 000
    Glenmaggie L., Heyfield
    11
    9
    *2 000
    -
    Goldfields Res., Maryborough
    U/S



    Gong Gong Res., Ballarat
    10-12
    9-10
    2 500
    2 500
    Greenhill L., Ararat
    U/S



    Hamilton L., Hamilton
    9
    11
    3 000
    -
    Hanging Rock L., Hanging Rock
    U/S



    Harcourt Res., Harcourt Nth.
    10
    10
    -
    5 000
    Hepburn Lagoon, Blampied
    10-12
    9-10+
    *4 500
    *4 500
    12
    2-3
    5 000
    5 000
    Hollands Cr., Tatong
    10
    9
    *1 000
    -
    Hopkins R., Allansford
    9
    10
    *2 000
    -
    Hume Res., Wodonga
    N/S



            (See also ‘Part 2 - Client Group Stocking Programs’)
    Jil Jil L., Donald
    9
    10+
    -
    784
    Konongwootong Res., Coleraine
    11
    9-10+
    1 500
    1 500
    Lang Lang R., Lang Lang (b)
    11
    9
    *3 200
    -
    Lauriston Res., Kyneton
    6
    9
    7 500
    -
    Learmonth L., Learmonth
    U/S



    Lillydale L., Lilydale
    9-11
    10+
    -
    2 000
    Macalister R., Heyfield:




    - above Lake Glenmaggie
    11-12
    8-10
    *5 000
    7,000
    - below Lake Glenmaggie
    11
    9
    *2 000
    -
    Malmsbury Res., Malmsbury
    10
    9
    *6 750
    -
    12
    2
    7 500
    -
    Merri R., Warrnambool:




    - below Weir
    10
    9
    *6 000
    -
    - above Weir
    12
    8
    *1 300
    -
    Modewarre L., Mt. Moriac
    11
    9-10+
    *4 500
    *3 545
    Moorabool Res., Bolwarrah
    11-12
    9
    6 000
    -
    Mount Beauty Pondage
    12
    9-10
    *1 000
    *1 000
    Mount Emu Cr.




    - Below Castlecarey
    12
    8
    *2 000
    -
    - Skipton
    12
    8
    *300
    -
    Murdeduke L., Winchelsea
    11
    10+
    -
    *9 000
    Narracan L., Yallourn
    12
    9
    10 000
    -
    Natimuk L., Natimuk
    U/S



    Newlyn Res., Newlyn
    11-12
    8-9
    *3 600
    -
    12
    2
    4 000
    -
    Nursery Res., Macedon
    U/S



    Purrumbete L., Camperdown
    8-12
    9-10+
    *15 000
    *5 000
            (See also ‘Part 2 - Client Group Stocking Programs’)
    Rocklands Res., Balmoral
    12
    9
    10 000
    -
    Ryans Cr., Molyullah
    10
    10
    *500
    -
    Sugarloaf Res., Christmas Hills
    N



    Talbot Res., Talbot
    U/S



    Teddington Res’s., Stuart Mill:
    U/S



    Tooliorook L., Lismore
    11-12
    9-10
    5 000
    1 000
    Toolondo Res., Toolondo
    10
    8-10
    *18 000
    -
    Upper Coliban Res., Kyneton
    11
    9
    7 500
    -
    Wallace L., Edenhope
    11
    8
    1 000
    2 225
    Wartook L., Halls Gap
    11-12
    8-10
    7 000
    -
    Wendouree L., Ballarat
    8-12
    8-10+
    *6 000
    *10 148
    West Barwon Dam, Forrest
    11
    10
    -
    1 000
    Wombat Res., Daylesford
    11
    9-10
    1 000
    1 000
    Wurdi Boluc Res., Wurdiboluc
    11
    9-10
    2 000
    2 000
    Sub-Total


    265 915
    102 445


1.2 Chinook salmon

    Water Stocked
    Month
    Fish
    Size
    Chinook
    Salmon
    Purrumbete L., Camperdown
    11
    9
    2 500
    Sub Total


    2 500

1.3 Atlantic Salmon

    Water Stocked
    Month
    Fish
    Size
    Atlantic
    Salmon
    Bullen Merri L., Camperdown
    5
    5
    5 300
    Sub Total


    5 300

1.4 Small Waters Stocking Program
Fisheries Victoria undertakes an annual program of stock-ing ongrown or advanced yearling trout in small waters (normally less than 5 hectares sur-face area) in, or adjacent to, population centres, the waters being accessible and safe for both junior and disabled anglers.

School holiday periods are usually targeted for these re-leases, with the majority of the releases being made to coincide with the second and third semester holidays when water temperatures are best suited to trout. In most instances rainbow trout are stocked as they are normally bigger than the available brown trout at that time of year and are reputedly easier to catch by inexperienced anglers.

    Water Stocked
    Month
    Fish
    Size
    Brown
    Trout
    Rainb.
    Trout
    Anderson L., Chiltern
    9
    10+
    -
    400
    Arboretum L., Euroa
    9
    10+
    -
    200
    Bartlett L., Tatura
    9
    10+
    -
    200
    Cato L., Stawell
    U/S



    Caulfield Racecourse L.
    9
    10+
    -
    200
    Charlie’s Dam, Bairnsdale
    9
    10+
    -
    300
    Cobden L., Cobden
    U/S



    Condolucci’s Dam, Korumburra
    U/S



    Donald Caravan Park L.
    U/S



    Dunmunkle Cr., Rupanyup
    9
    10+
    -
    100
    Emerald L., Emerald
    9
    10+
    -
    400
    Fosters Dam, Glenrowan
    U/S



    Gutheridge L., Sale
    9
    10+
    -
    765
    Heyfield Wetlands, Maffra
    11
    10
    -
    550
    Hyland L., Churchill
    9
    10+
    -
    500
    Jack Roper Reserve L.,




    Broadmeadows
    9
    10+
    -
    500
    Jubilee L., Daylesford
    9
    10+
    -
    100
    Kennington Res., Bendigo
    9
    10+
    -
    300
    Kerford L., Beechworth
    9
    10+
    -
    400
    King L., Rutherglen
    U/S



    Lismore Golf Club




    Dam, Lismore
    U/S



    Marysville Dam, Marysville
    9
    10+
    -
    200
    Morwell L., Morwell
    9-12
    10-10+
    -
    1 000
    Neanger L., Eaglehawk
    U/S



    Police Paddock Dam, Horsham
    9
    10+
    -
    400
    Rable Park L., Murtoa
    9
    10+
    -
    200
    Rawson Dam, Rawson
    9
    10+
    -
    300
    Rotary Park L., Bendigo
    7
    10+
    -
    200
    Rowville Lakes, Knox
    9-11
    10-10+
    -
    800
    Roxburgh Park Lakes
    9
    10+
    -
    200
    St. Georges L., Creswick
    9
    10+
    -
    200
    Seagull L., Corio
    9
    10+
    -
    300
    Tea Tree L., Mortlake
    9
    10+
    -
    200
    Tom Thumb L., Eaglehawk
    9
    10+
    -
    100
    Trudy’s Dam, Bairnsdale
    9
    10+
    -
    300
    Victoria L., Ballarat
    9
    10+
    -
    200
    Watonga Drive Dam, Horsham
    9
    10+
    -
    300
    Weeroona L., Bendigo
    U/S



    Whittlesea Botanical




    Gardens L., Whittlesea
    10
    10+
    -
    200
    Sub Total



    10 015

2. Client Group Stocking Programs

The Department has entered into a joint program with Trout Services Victoria and the FutureFish Foundation of salmonid fry/fingerling releases in selected waters. The aim is to determine the return to anglers from small fish stocked in large numbers compared with returns to anglers from stocking yearling fish, the Department's normal practice.

Fry/fingerling trout are unmarked. Finclipping is not an option because of the size of fish and the trauma of clipping during the warmer months of the year.

Other client group releases authorized by the Department for which fish release details have been confirmed are also listed. Authorized stockings for which no stocking report has been received will be listed at some future date when the required information is available.

NOTE: Under Section 530 of the Fisheries Regulations 1998, it is an offence to stock fish into any Victorian water, both pub-lic and private, without the written per-mission of the Director, Fisheries Victoria. Penalty: up to $2 000.

    Water Stocked
    Month
    Fish
    Size
    Brown
    Trout
    Rainb.
    Trout
    Blue Rock L., Willow Grove(c)
    FF 3
    3
    5 000
    -
    Cudgewa Cr., Cudgewa
    FF 1
    2
    10 000
    -
    Eildon L., Eildon
    FF 11
    3
    -
    200 852
    Hume Res., Wodonga
    FF 1
    3
    30 000
    -
    Purrumbete L., Camperdown
    FF 9
    3
    -
    100 000
    Tullaroop R., Maryborough
    TSV
    2
    50 000
    25 000
    Sub Total


    95 000
    325 852

3. Total Releases - Numbers
    AS
    BT
    RT
    CS
    TOTAL
            3.1 Fisheries Victoria (Parts 1.1 to 1.4 above)
    Fingerling
    -
    16 500
    5 000
    -
    21 500
    Yearling





    - clipped
    -
    *150 050
    *38 593
    -
    *188 643
    - unclipped
    5 300
    95 200
    67 117
    2 500
    170 117
    All yearling
    5 300
    245 250
    105 710
    2 500
    358 760
    % clipped
    -
    61.2
    36.5
    -
    52.6
    Rising 2YO
    -
    *3000
    *600
    -
    *3 600
    2YO
    -
    890
    875
    -
    1 765

    (*375)
    (*375)

    (*750)
    3YO
    -
    275
    275
    -
    550

    (*75)
    (*75)
    (*150)
    Sub-Total
    5 300
    265 915
    112 460
    2 500
    386 175
    % clipped
    -
    57.7
    35.2
    -
    50.0

            3.2 Client Group Stockings             (Part 2 above)
    Fingerling
    -
    95 000
    325 852
    -
    -
    Sub Total
    -
    95 000
    325 852
    -
    420 852

            3.3 All Salmonid Stockings (Departmental & client group)
    All Fish
    5 300
    360 915
    438 312
    2 500
    807 027

4. Total Releases - Weight (kg)
    AS
    BT
    RT
    CS
    TOTAL
            4.1 Fisheries Victoria (Parts 1.1 to 1.4 above)
    Fingerling
    -
    16.1
    16.75
    -
    32.85
    Yearling
    78.5
    26 389
    20 933.1
    288
    47 688.6
    Rising 2YO
    -
    822
    168
    -
    990
    2YO
    -
    597
    803
    -
    1 400
    3YO
    -
    745
    650
    -
    1 395
    78.5
    28 569.1
    22 570.85
    288
    51 506.45

            4.2 Client Groups             (Part 2 above)@
    Fingerling
    -
    124
    633.3
    -
    757.3

5. Fish Release Sizes (FV Programs only)

    Size
    Fish
    Length
    Range
    (mm)
    Fish
    Weight
    Range
    (g. per fish)
    % of
    AS
    % of
    BT
    % of
    RT
    % of
    CS
            Fingerling/Yearling:
    1
    to 25
    to 0.2
    -
    -
    -
    -
    2
    26 - 50
    0.3 - 1.5
    -
    <1
    -
    -
    3
    51 - 75
    1.6 - 5
    -
    -
    <1
    -
    4
    76 - 100
    5.1 - 12
    -
    -
    -
    -
    5
    101 - 125
    12.1 - 23
    100
    -
    -
    -
    6
    126 - 150
    24 - 40
    -
    -
    -
    -
    7
    151 - 175
    41 - 62
    -
    -
    -
    -
    8
    176 - 200
    63 - 91
    -
    19.4
    3.1
    100
    9
    201 - 225
    92 - 133
    -
    61.1
    -
    -
    10
    226 - 250
    134 - 188
    -
    18.4
    29.0
    -
    10+
    250+
    189+
    -
    -
    67.7
    -
            Average fish weights 2000 (Fisheries Victoria Programs):
    Yearlings:
          Brown trout 107.6g
          Rainbow trout 198.1g
          Chinook salmon 115.2g
    R2YO
          Ranged in individual fish weight between 242g and 300g; average weight was 275g.
    2YO
          Ranged in individual fish weight between 576g to 1 296g; average weight was 793g.
    3YO
          Ranged in individual fish weight between 2 040g to 3 000g; average weight was 2 072g.

            6. Transport
    Man Days
          229
    Liberation vehicles
          91 906 km

7. Notes

    *
          Indicates fin-clipped fish were released. Where fin-clipped fish were only part of the stocking, the number of marked fish is shown in brackets. Left Ventral fin (LV) was the standard clip for 2000. The angler volunteer finclip program FINCLIP 2000 clipped nearly 190 000 fish.
    &
          Includes assistance with client group releases, with the exception of the FutureFish release of rainbow trout fingerlings into Purrumbete L.
    @
          Data incomplete - no weight available for FutureFish release of 100 000 RT fingerling into Purrumbete L.
    (a)
          Includes release of 752 fish diverted from stock-ing of Albert Park L.
    AS
          Atlantic salmon.
    (b)
          Additional 200 fish diverted from unsuitable Condolucci’s Dam (Small Waters Stocking Plan).
    BT
          Brown trout.
    (c)
          Original, approved target water was Glenmaggie Lake. Water conditions unsuitable for salmonid release, fish diverted to Blue Rock Lake.
    CS
          Chinook salmon
    Month
          The date of release in months (i.e. 4 = April, 10 = October). Where the total allocation was re-leased over several months, the first and last months of releases are usually shown.
    FF
          FutureFish Foundation.
    TSV
          Trout Services Victoria.
    N
          Stocking cancelled at request of Melbourne Water.
    N/S
          Not stocked
    RT
          Rainbow trout.
    U/S
          Water conditions unsuitable for stocking.
    R2YO
          Rising two-year-old fish
    2YO
          Two-year-old fish.
    3YO
          Three-year-old fish.


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