The NSW Government has invested more than $8 million in state-of-the-art upgrades to the Gaden Trout Hatchery in Jindabyne to help futureproof NSW\u2019s iconic trout fishing sector that contributes to regional development across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The commitment of the Government to recreational fishing and sustainable regional development is demonstrated through this significant multi-million-dollar upgrade to the hatchery\u2019s production capabilities and tourist facilities.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gaden Trout Hatchery sits by the Thredbo River and is one of Australia\u2019s main centres for breeding and rearing popular freshwater sportfish including Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Tiger Trout and Atlantic Salmon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each year almost three million trout and salmon are produced at the Government\u2019s hatcheries in Jindabyne and Ebor and stocked across streams, lakes and rivers to boost recreational fishing opportunities. This is a major driver in attracting visitors to regional NSW.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upgrades include a new hatchery featuring hi-tech Recirculating Aquaculture Systems that control water temperatures to allow faster and more efficient fingerling production, management of broodstock and capacity to rapidly rebuild fisheries following adverse environmental conditions such as drought or flood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the upgrades to the hatchery, onsite education and visitor facilities have been expanded to ensure that Gaden Trout Hatchery continues to be a popular destination for tourism and recreational fishing education.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Agriculture and Regional NSW Tara Moriarty said:\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSince opening in the early 1950s, the Gaden Trout Hatchery has become one of Australia\u2019s main centres for breeding trout and salmon.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe new upgrades will not only allow the Government\u2019s Fisheries team to breed and produce larger trout for stocking, but also to undertake more research to secure the future of some of our endangered native species.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe NSW Government is committed to building a recreational fishing sector that thrives and supports regional communities.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe ongoing success of the Government\u2019s trout stocking program, funded through the Recreational Fishing Trust, highlights the\u202fgreat\u202fwork\u202fbeing done by the dedicated staff at the Gaden and Dutton Trout Hatcheries.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member for Monaro and Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education Steve Whan said:\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe $3.3 million\u202ffunding\u202ffrom the NSW Government\u202ffor the tourist centre upgrades at the Gaden Trout Hatchery will\u202fbuild\u202fon the\u202fpopularity of\u202ftrout fishing in\u202fthe Snowy and\u202fgive the growing tourism market a significant boost.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur Government\u2019s approach to developing the Snowy region demonstrates the sustainable and smart way we are going about delivering projects that have been talked about for years but needed us to finalise and deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NSW Government has invested more than $8 million in state-of-the-art upgrades to the Gaden Trout Hatchery in Jindabyne to help futureproof NSW\u2019s iconic trout fishing sector that contributes to regional development across the state. The commitment of the Government to recreational fishing and sustainable regional development is demonstrated through this significant multi-million-dollar upgrade to … Continue reading “Trout hatchery improvements futureproofing iconic trout fishing tourism”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26078"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26079,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26078\/revisions\/26079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}