Fishing Monthly Magazine | June 2023

More fish habitat into the Gippsland Lakes Your recreational fishing licence fees have helped OzFish Unlimited create more fish habitat in the Tambo Bay area of the Gippsland Lakes.

Triangular wire mesh frames were filled with recycled scallop shells to create ‘fish castles’.

The complex internal structure of these castles make ideal surfaces for mussels and oysters to settle and grow, providing an all-round boost to the aquatic ecosystem and benefiting popular recreational species like bream and flathead.

The project has been a community effort with help from businesses too, complementing the Gippsland Lakes Recreational Fishery Plan which aims to return the system to a recreational fishing mecca following the removal of commercial net fishing in 2020.

Check out all the projects funded by your fishing licence fees at www.vfa.vic.gov.au/fishinggrants