TARFish has completed its Artificial Reefs Project Report and submitted it to government for review. A copy of the report is available by clicking here or from our Communications page. 

A scoping study report looking at identifying the health and well-being benefits of recreational fishing has been released by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. Click here to download the report.

Tassal, Tasmania's largest salmon marine farmer, has released its first sustainability report. Tassal notes "this report details our sustainability achievements to date and provides a snapshot of future sustainability initiatives across all our operations." Copy is available on our Communications page.

The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) has released a report A Contingent Valuation of Recreational Fishing in Tasmania. A copy of the report is available to download by clicking here.

The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies has released a report Spawning dynamics and age structure of wild caught Tasmanian striped trumpeter during the 2010 spawning season. A copy is available from our Communications page.

The April edition of the quarterly TARFish Bulletin is available from our Communications page or by clicking here.

The Fisheries Research & Development Corporation has planned, invested and managed fisheries research, development and extension to maximise the economic, social and environmental benefits to its stakeholders. FRDC has recently identified a need to improve extension and adoption of the research being undertaken. This report provides an insight into which extension activities should form the foundation for future planning and the approaches and activities that should be considered. Click here to download a copy of the report.

The TARFish Committee have finalised the review and update of our Strategic Plan for 2011-2015. Click here to download a copy.

This project reviewed the ecological impacts of selected antibiotics and antifoulants presently used in the Tasmanian salmon farming industry. The Non Technical Summary at the beginning of the report summarises the large report quite well. Click here for the full report.

The Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (now IMAS) has released a report into the motivations and attitudes of recreational marine fishers in Tasmania. Motivations for recreational fishing relate to both catch and non-catch aspects of the fishing experience. Overall, Tasmanian recreational fishers assigned the highest importance to being outdoors and relaxing/unwinding. Read the full report by clicking here.

 

 

 

We have joined the social networking space by setting up on Facebook. At present we are only newbies to this communication channel and look forward to receiving your thoughts on how best we could use Facebook. Click on the Facebook graphic above to goto our Facebook site.

TARFish is the government recognised, fully independent peak body which was established to look after the interests of recreational marine fishers in Tasmania. TARFish continues to grow and mature as an association and remains committed and flexible to the needs of Tasmania's recreational marine fishing community. If you would like to join TARFish and support the association setup to look after your interests then simply print the Associate Member Application Form, complete the details and post the completed application to TARFish.