All posts tagged "Covid-19"
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COVID Roadmap and Fishing
15 September 2020 Last weekend, Premier Andrews announced the Victorian Government’s roadmap out from the ‘second wave’ of COVID-19 restrictions. So, what’s the plan for reopening for fishing and boating? If you are in the Metropolitan Melbourne area, recreational...
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Fishing to be Permitted from Tuesday night
Premier Daniel Andrews has announced today that recreational fishing will be permitted in Victoria as of 11.59pm Tuesday night, 12 May 2020. Fishers will still be required to follow physical distancing of 1.5 metres between others and with a...
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When Will We Fish Again?
That’s the big question as we enter the 6th week of no fishing and boating in Victoria. We wanted to update you on some developments that we believe may have a big influence on the possible resumption in fishing...
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COVID-19 Marine Recreational Fishing Survey
VRFish was recently contacted by the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain as they are conducting a survey about the impacts of COVID-19 on marine recreational fishing activities around the world. They have invited us to share the survey...
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Important Message to Fishers About Covid-19
UPDATED 1 APRIL 2020 – Stage 3 Restrictions As of midnight 30 March, Victoria moved to Stage 3 restrictions. The direction from Government is if you can stay at home, you must stay at home. Tonight, the Minister for...
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Golden Tag Competition Postponed
As Victoria recently moved to Stage 3 Restrictions to help manage the spread of COVID-19, the Victorian Fisheries Authority have announced that their Golden Tag competition will be postponed until further notice. Launched on March 1, the Golden Tag...
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Boating Non-essential
UPDATED 31 March 2020 To help slow the spread of corona virus, Maritime Safety Victoria has confirmed that recreational boating is a non-essential activity and is asking all Victorians to cancel their boating activities. The additional advice we have...
