LOCATION ANNOUNCED FOR NEW NATIVE FISH HATCHERY
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Wednesday, 18 December 2019
LOCATION ANNOUNCED FOR NEW NATIVE FISH HATCHERY
The Andrews Labor Government has announced that an ideal site has been purchased to build a new native fish hatchery near Shepparton.
Minister for Fishing and Boating Jaala Pulford said the new fish hatchery is a flagship commitment of its $35 million Target One Million plan to get more people fishing, more often, and will grow millions of native fish annually to boost wild stocks for recreational fishers in Victorian rivers and lakes.
The Victorian Fisheries Authority’s (VFA) Snobs Creek hatchery near Eildon is at full capacity and a new hatchery at Shepparton will help us grow more cod and yellas and expand native fish stocking for generations to come.
The new hatchery site has an ideal climate for growing native fish such as golden perch, Murray cod, silver perch and over-time freshwater catfish.
The Labor Government has signed an agreement to purchase a property located on the Goulburn River near Arcadia, a 20 minute-drive South of Shepparton.
The property was selected after assessing twenty-one other possible sites. Short listed sites were subjected to detailed soil and water quality testing.
The site is over 170 hectares and has idyllic features to support a fish hatchery including a 60-megalitre storage dam, 1 kilometre of Goulburn River frontage, clay for building ponds and a range of high-quality water supply options.
The VFA will take possession of the site in early 2020 with detailed design, approvals process and construction to begin shortly after. The hatchery is on track to be completed by the end of 2021.
It comes as the Government announced in July that half of the new native fish hatchery staff will be Indigenous Australians.
Learn more about the new hatchery at www.vfa.vic.gov.au/nativehatchery.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Fishing and Boating Jaala Pulford
“We’re delivering on what we promised – this new hatchery will be great for local jobs and great for recreational fishing right across Victoria.”
“With our fish hatchery at Snobs Creek operating at full capacity, the new Shepparton hatchery will allow us to grow more fish and expand native fish stocking for generations to come.”
LOCATION ANNOUNCED FOR NEW NATIVE FISH HATCHERY
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Re: LOCATION ANNOUNCED FOR NEW NATIVE FISH HATCHERY
"The new hatchery site has an ideal climate for growing native fish such as golden perch, Murray cod, silver perch and over-time freshwater catfish."
I'm disappointed Macca's were not included ... catfish really ? Macca's fight way better than catfish, Macca's also take lures ! where catfish eat any crap off the bottom and they don't chase lures !
I'm disappointed Macca's were not included ... catfish really ? Macca's fight way better than catfish, Macca's also take lures ! where catfish eat any crap off the bottom and they don't chase lures !
He who has the most fishing rods WINS !
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Re: LOCATION ANNOUNCED FOR NEW NATIVE FISH HATCHERY
Maccas aren’t able to be successfully bred in captivity yet, same goes for trout cod( at least not as much as Murray cod).hornet wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:29 pm"The new hatchery site has an ideal climate for growing native fish such as golden perch, Murray cod, silver perch and over-time freshwater catfish."
I'm disappointed Macca's were not included ... catfish really ? Macca's fight way better than catfish, Macca's also take lures ! where catfish eat any crap off the bottom and they don't chase lures !
The capacity that is freed up at snobs creek, once the new hatchery is up and running. Will be dedicated to Macca and trout cod, research and hopefully breeding, to then help repopulate wild stocks. This was mentioned at the codference.
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Re: LOCATION ANNOUNCED FOR NEW NATIVE FISH HATCHERY
Just to add to Brett's comment NSW Fisheries were able to breed Maccas at Narrandera Research Station by using in effect a small "artificial stream" stocked with Maccas. At NFA Victoria and Snobs Creek they have been able to breed small numbers of Maccas using fish taken from the wild and ready to spawn. For unknown reasons all indications to date have been that Snobs Creek biologists have not been interested in replicating what NSW Fisheries did.