New fish habitat structures for fishing
The Recreational Fishing Grants Program is funding 11 new projects across Victoria to improve recreational fishing.
The $925,000 will see fish habitat improvements, a jetty upgrade, education programmes, and fisheries monitoring.
50 fish habitat structures will be placed at the mouth of the Mitchell River in the Gippsland Lakes to provide more shelter and food for species, while a woody habitat will be funded to be built by the Goulburn Valley Association of Angling Clubs which will create more homes for golden perch.
The basin will also be stocked with 100,000 fingerlings, with longer floating pontoons replacing the jetty at Pritchards Landing, with other habitat sites around the state receiving boosts also.
To view the full list of improvements, visit vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing.
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