More fish are stocked in Victoria than every other state and territory in Australia combined — Murray cod, golden perch, brown and rainbow trout, threatened Macquarie perch, dusky flathead, Australian bass and more.
The Victorian Government’s $96 million Go Fishing and Boating Plan has backed the Victorian Fisheries Authority to stock more than 26 million fish since 2021.
This year, more than 1.4 million brown and rainbow trout, 7.4 million native Murray cod and golden perch fingerlings, and 460,000 Australian bass and 300,000 silver perch have been stocked in waterways across the state.
Helping boost numbers of the endangered Macquarie perch, nearly 80,000 fingerlings have been released to re-establish wild populations across the state.
The recovery of Macquarie perch is also supported by significant upgrades at the VFA’s Snobs Creek and Arcadia fish hatcheries, with $15 million invested in world-class infrastructure.
Snobs Creek now features a new captive breeding centre with leading aquaculture technology.
More Victorians can now also play a part in boosting fish populations across the state, with the government’s Fish Habitat Improvement Fund program helping recreational fishing groups and larger organisations create better fish habitats in freshwater, marine and estuarine fisheries.
For more information, visit: https://vfa.vic.gov.au/10millionfish
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