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Keep up to date on South Coast Marine Parks with Recfishwest updates
We were on the South Coast last week talking to local fishers like Mitchell Waideman and hearing their concerns about the State Government’s South Coast Marine Parks proposals. Hear what Esperance Land Based…
Great monthly prizes up for grabs in 2024 for Recfishwest members!
As a thank you to our cast of thousands of Recfishwest free and premium members for their support, we’re giving away some cracking prizes every month courtesy of our partners Shimano! Shimano has not only…
Tuna already tuned in to Recfishwest’s new exclusive members’ lure – the Fish Catcher 3000!
Recfishwest’s latest membership lure started its journey from inside the creative mind of a ten-year-old, then travelled to the Halco lure production team before finding itself inside a tuna’s mouth in…
Cherished South-West fishing platform reopened thanks to Shire of Dardanup’s heroics
A big Recfishwest shout out to the Shire of Dardanup for restoring a much-loved and popular jetty for the South-West community and recognising how important it is for the well-being of fishers. Back in May of 2023…
Metro southern garfish ban lifted
In good news for metro anglers, the ban on southern garfish from Lancelin to Myalup is due to be lifted from Friday 1 March. The ban was implemented in 2017 after an assessment by the Fisheries Department showed…
Recfishwest calls for clarity on proposed offshore wind energy (OWE) projects’ impacts on the marine environment and fishing
Recfishwest says the announcement by the Commonwealth Government on the area being proposed for offshore wind farms was disappointingly light on critical details. The proposal released yesterday has left fishers…
Recfishwest calls on Government to listen to local fishers and re-think illogical and unjustifiable no fishing zones
Recfishwest says that some of the proposed no-fishing zones in the Government’s South Coast Marine Park plans released today are “completely illogical and unjustifiable”. Recfishwest CEO Dr Andrew Rowland said, “…
Recfishwest welcomes Fisheries Minister’s west coast demersal reallocation decision
Recfishwest welcomes today’s decision by Fisheries Minister Don Punch to reallocate 20 tonnes of the west coast demersal catch to the recfishing sector – just over a year after changes to the fishery were made. …
Fishability launches new Perth vessel to help people with disabilities enjoy the magic of fishing on the Swan River!
Recfishwest and Fisheries Minister Don Punch joined fishing charity Fishability at the Royal Perth Yacht Club on the Swan River to launch its fantastic, new 8.75m specially adapted boat to give people with…
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