On the 29th of August, Fishcare’s Port Phillip Facilitator went down to st Helen’s Pier to run a fishing clinic for men who had immigrated within the last 18 months to Australia who had one thing in common – they had come from Syria and ISIS had destroyed and attacked their homes. These gentlemen varied…
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For the first time, Fishcare EG offered to the local primary schools, a new Winter Fishing program which consisted of an incursion educational workshop to be delivered in the classroom to all grade levels over the colder months of this year. Four local Primary Schools took part, St Brendan’s Primary, Lakes Entrance, St Marys Primary,…
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Fishcare Victoria is very excited to be able to welcome past Fishcare Volunteer and Deakin Marine Biology student Mitchell McMaster to the Fishcare Victoria staff team. Mitch is our new Geelong & Bellarine Facilitator and has a background in Environmental Science majoring in Marine Biology, which he studied at Deakin University in Warrnambool. This degree…
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Litter warriors, ready for action. We are five Deakin students who are currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science and are extremely passionate about the health of our environment. We seek to inform and educate children in grades 3-6 about the implications litter and debris has on marine organisms, the environment and themselves. We aim…
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The weekend of Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd, Fishcare representatives from the Melbourne and South West region attended the 4th Sharing the Love 4 Conference in Somers. There were around 40-50 participants mainly from various marine focused volunteer community groups across Victoria from Warrnambool in the West to Beware Reef in the east. Also in…
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Wildlife in our marine and aquatic environments are impacted through dangers such as entanglement caused by discarded fishing line and other materials. Seal the Loop aims to prevent this material entering the environment at all, by installing brightly coloured bins in popular fishing spots for anglers to dispose their waste in. Made from recycled plastics, they also contain…
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Fishcare is working with 5 Deakin University students as a part of their community science projects to assist in the project delivery of our Litter Warriors project. The project will aim to deliver and develop incursion and excursion activities to schools around Port Phillip Bay directly related to marine litter and their impacts within the bay. Educational resources…
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If so, let the land manager know! Spartina is a rapidly spreading introduced grass species which was first introduced to stabilise estuarine mudflats, reclaim land and prevent shoreline erosion. Spartina, a declared noxious aquatic weed species, is now known to be a major environmental threat to estuaries, causing siltation and impacts on the biodiversity of…
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The Statewide Recreational Fisheries Roundtable (SRFR) provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and the facilitation of interactions between leaders in the recreational fishing sector. It is a stakeholder’s forum, independently chaired and hosted by The Victorian Fisheries Authority. This forum is a fantastic platform for co-management of our recreational fisheries, bringing together various…
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Fishcare Victoria has a long standing relationship with Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) and continues to build on this partnership to deliver responsible fishing activities throughout Victoria. Fishcare is a partner of the Vic Fish Kids program and our volunteers and staff will be attending all 6 events across Victoria, sharing our knowledge, passion and skills…
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