During the January school holidays, there will be plenty of fun coastal activities for the kids to enjoy! We will be running a series of coastal sessions in Nelson, Narrawong and Warrnambool as part of the state-wide Summer By the Sea program, coordinated and funded through...
A few weeks back, Lachie, myself and NGT intern Alice Glare undertook some aquatic surveys in a couple of freshwater wetlands near Dartmoor. Overnight fyke netting and seine netting was used to assess the current status of fish communities in Mill Swamp, Burgess Swamp and...
A few weeks ago, Lachie and I attended the South West TAFE Volunteer expo held in Warrnambool. The expo allowed people to become more involved in the community, by chatting with a range of organisations and hearing what volunteer opportunities were on offer. The event...
Back in April, we completed another round of fish monitoring in Long Swamp and the lower Glenelg River. Following the next round of monitoring in spring this year, we will have five years of seasonal data for the system, which is quite rare for ecological...
It’s been a busy few months for Mulloway anglers across the state, with many either tagging Mulloway or keeping frames for our research projects, both of which are funded by the Victorian Fisheries Authority through Recreational Fishing License Fees. [caption id="attachment_29898" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Mary Spencer donated...
Karst rising-springs (KRS) in the South East of South Australia represent important, but highly threatened ecosystems for a diversity of flora and fauna species. In fact, almost a third of the freshwater fish species of South Australia occur in these ecosystems. Building on a number...
Over the past few weeks, Sheryl, Nicole and I have been busy running our ‘Fishing for the Future’ clinics, which form part of the Coastal Connections School Holidays program. The fishing clinics are funded through the Recreational Fishing Grants program by the South Australian Government...
Our new Mulloway Tagging Program is off to a great start, with four recaptures recorded already! For more information, you can read all about the latest information in our first Newsletter, available here Newsletter No. 1. [caption id="attachment_28801" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Kobi Rothall is one of our dedicated...
Over the past few weeks, I've has been hosting workshops with anglers across Victoria to kick off the new mulloway tagging project. The project is funded through the Victorian Fisheries Authority, by Recreational Fishing License Fees. The project aims to tag 2000 mulloway over the...
A couple of weekends ago, I was lucky enough to fly to Darwin and attend the National Recreational Fishing Conference. This is an event held every two years with the purpose of sharing information and talking about the future direction of recreational fishing in Australia....
