Recreational fishing enhancement programs
Project | Partner Organisation | Agency | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Creating new fishing locations by building more offshore artificial reefs (2018-2020) Involves implementation of 4 new offshore artificial reefs to maximise benefits and fishing opportunity for recreational fishers. | Subcon Technologies (18/19), Pacific Marine Group (19/20) | Tender administered by NSW DPI | SW $2,200,000 | SW | SW $0 |
Batemans Bay offshore artificial reef Involves implementation of a new offshore artificial reef to maximise benefits and fishing opportunity for recreational fishers. | To be determined by tender | Tender administered by NSW DPI | SW $0 | SW | SW $0 |
Bigger fish for Snowy Lakes Construct a new hatchery building to augment production of quality trout fingerlings for stocking within the Snowy Mountains region. | NSW DPI | FW $30,000 | FW | FW $0 | |
Dollar for dollar native fish stocking program To provide funding to match stocking groups in the raising of funds to purchase native fish from private hatcheries to stock into public waterways | Various fishing clubs, councils, community groups | Grants administered by DPI | FW $250,000 | FW $250,000 | FW $250,000 |
Enhanced Fish Production To provide additional operational funding at Government fish hatcheries (Narrandera, Jindabyne, Ebor & Port Stephens) to boost fish production / stocking capabilities and enhance recreational fishing opportunities. | NSW DPI | FW $388,919 | FW $398,643 | FW $408,530 | |
Fisheries Management Officer (inland recreational fisheries) The role prepares stocking plans, conducting site assessments, analysis of fish stocking data and facilitating hundreds of stocking permits each year as well as correspondence to stocking groups. | NSW DPI | FW $136,717 | FW $140,135 | FW $143,638 | |
Gaden trout hatchery To provide operational funding for the Gaden trout hatchery to ensure a continuation in the production and stocking of trout to enhance recreational fishing. | Approx. 40 fishing organisations assist with stocking | NSW DPI | FW $668,266 | FW $684,973 | FW $702,097 |
Boosting our fisheries: stocking NSW estuaries with popular species to enhance recreational fishing opportunities This marine stocking program involves the breeding and proposed release of dusky flathead, kingfish mulloway, Eastern king prawns and other species along the coast using the world’s best stocking practices to enhance recreational fishing in estuaries. | NSW DPI | SW $292,150 | SW $295,000 | SW $299,080 | |
Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs) – more places for people to fish Involves assembly and installation of FADs (large buoys) to provide reliable offshore fishing locations where recreational fishers can target a variety of popular pelagic fish over spring, summer and autumn. | NSW DPI | SW $248,000 | SW $254,000 | SW $260,000 | |
Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs) – more places for people to fish Involves assembly and installation of FADs (large buoys) to provide reliable offshore fishing locations where recreational fishers can target a variety of popular pelagic fish over spring, summer and autumn. | NSW DPI | SW $248,000 | SW $254,000 | SW $260,000 | |
Recreational Fisheries Enhancement Co-ordination: Making Reefs and FADs happen Artificial reefs and fish aggregating devices (FADs) are two of the most popular programs funded by the Recreational Fishing Trusts providing new high quality, fishing locations for anglers. This project coordinates these programs to ensure their timely implementation with great benefits for fishers. | NSW DPI | SW $208,500 | SW $213,500 | SW $219,500 | |
Investigations of nodavirus infection in aquaculture reared Australian bass – dollar for dollar ($ 4 $) hatcheries Testing of Australian bass and estuary perch produced at marine commercial hatcheries for the purposes of public fish stocking. | NSW DPI | FW $20,000 | FW $20,000 | FW $20,000 | |
Infrastructure redevelopment at the Narrandera Fisheries Centre Construction of new ponds to enable an increase in fish production at Narrandera Fisheries Centre providing fish. | NSW DPI | FW $155,400 | FW $0 | FW $0 |
Projects funded prior to 2017/18 can be viewed in the:
