bcb469a4_shery_Management_Plan_Nov_2008__d_round_of_public_consultation
[Issue category] Development on floodplains and degradation of fish habitat [Fisheries Victoria response] Shire councils and the Department of Planning and Community Development are the lead agencies for assessing development applications. The responsibility for implementing programs to improve river health including the riparian environment, water quality and water flow rests primarily with DSE, EPA, rural and urban water authorities and CCMA. In developing the CFMP, Fisheries Victoria has identified habitat and ecological requirements for the key recreational fishery species in the Fishery. In accordance with the CFMP Strategy 9, Fisheries Victoria will provide advice regarding these species to the relevant management agency to assist in the prioritisation of strategies and actions. [Action] Plan amended
Housing developments on estuary floodplains will reduce fish and nursery habitats and impact on the fishery including threatened species.
DEPI - Corangamite Fishery Management Plan Nov 2008
Comments from the second round of public consultation