bcb469a4_shery_Management_Plan_Nov_2008__d_round_of_public_consultation
[Issue category] Research on appropriate strains of rainbow trout and species of native fish for stocking [Fisheries Victoria response] The same 'strain' of rainbow trout is stocked throughout Victoria. It is recognised that rainbow trout remain in the fishery for a shorter period than brown trout. Research to determine if an alternate 'strain' of rainbow trout would remain in the fishery for a longer period found that fishers removed the majority of rainbow trout within a short time. Therefore, an alternate 'strain' of rainbow trout is not important to longevity because the population does not survive multiple fishing seasons. Research on the performance of triploid brown trout is underway at Lauriston Lake. There is insufficient data available at this time to allow detection of differences in growth or longevity etc. [Action] Plan not amended
Longer lived strains of rainbow trout will improve the fishery. Research on comparative growth and survival rates in lakes Purrumbete and Bullen Merri is necessary.
DEPI - Corangamite Fishery Management Plan Nov 2008
Comments from the second round of public consultation