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Fish Stocking
Trout Stocking | Native Fish Stocking | Stocking Summary
Trout Stocking
Between April and November each year, the Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries Victoria releases between 300,000 and 400,000 salmonid (trout and salmon) fish into Victoria's public waterways. Most of these fish are stocked into lakes and impoundments where they provide enhanced recreational fishing opportunities for anglers.
Most trout and salmon stocked by the Department are released as yearlings weighing between 80 and 100 grams (20-25 cm in length), for put-grow-and-take fisheries. Small numbers of larger trout are stocked during holiday periods for direct put-and-take fisheries in small lakes and ponds close to urban and regional centres.
The annual regional consultative meetings (CONS) provide a forum for discussion on fish stocking regimes, fish population surveys and other related recreational fisheries management issues. To access the reports from 2005 - 2008 see CONS reports.
For a historical list of salmonid stocking in Victorian waters by Fisheries Victoria see Information Notes - Stocking.
In many streams, trout fisheries are based on self-sustaining wild stocks. All aquatic organisms that are stocked into Inland waters must comply with the Protocols for the Translocation of Fish in Victorian Inland Public Waters.
For further information about trout stocking in Victoria see Fisheries Note - Trout Management in Victoria.
For a comprehensive introduction to trout fisheries management in Victoria, including information about stocking, management, regulations and salmonid species, see the below leaflet about how DPI is Managing Recreational Trout Fisheries for the Benefit of Victorian Communities.
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Trout Leaflet (PDF 950KB)
Native Fish Stocking
Between November and April each year, the DPI also stocks between 700,000 and 1,000,000 native fish fingerlings averaging less than one gram each. Most of these fish are golden perch or Murray cod that are bred at Snobs Creek or purchased from commercial fish growers. These species, along with silver perch, are native to the Murray Darling Basin and are thus stocked north of the Great Dividing Range. More recently, selected lakes south of the Great Divide have been stocked with Australian bass which are native to the coastal flowing streams east of Wilsons Promontory.
For a historical list of native fish stocking in Victorian waters by Fisheries Victoria see Information Notes - Stocking
For a comprehensive introduction to native fisheries management in Victoria, including information about stocking, management, regulations and native fish species, see the below leaflet about how DPI is Managing Inland Native Fisheries for the Benefit of Provincial Victoria.
To view the attachment you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. A free copy can be downloaded from the Adobe website (external link).
Native Fisheries Brochure (PDF 1.3MB) |
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Stocking Summary
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Year | Brown trout | Rainbow trout | Chinook salmon | Atlantic salmon | Murray cod | Golden perch | Australian bass | Silver perch | Trout cod |
1999 | 230,925 | 104,275 | 11,200 | 0 | 161,632 | 556,000 | 10,000 | 17,000 | 0 |
2000 | 265,915 | 112,460 | 2,500 | 5,300 | 137,008 | 400,000 | 10,200 | 5,000 | 22,430 |
2001 | 160,821 | 165,927 | 6,839 | 0 | 242,250 | 376,220 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 51,700 |
2002 | 154,447 | 160,367 | 0 | 15,000 | 332,425 | 566,000 | 22,450 | 20,000 | 30,000 |
2003 | 195,290 | 121,911 | 9,750 | 5,000 | 185,950 | 296,500 | 79,350 | 15,000 | 44,260 |
2004 | 229,977 | 135,590 | 27,500 | 2,550 | 243,979 | 620,725 | 10,000 | 15,000 | 30,000 |
2005 | 228,519 | 125,252 | 34,685 | 2,500 | 194,500 | 725,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 24,900 |
2006 | 196,630 | 173,719 | 20,650 | 0 | 281,850 | 298,270 | 0 | 10,000 | 10,400 |
2007 | 62,421 | 135,807 | 6,150 | 0 | 119,895 | 544,090 | 0 | 5,000 | 0 |
2008 | 184,617 | 183,233 | 0 | 0 | 257,250 | 565,700 | 0 | 10,000 | 300 |
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