Recfishwest

7 days ago

Great News!

Thanks to Minister Dave Kelly MP for listening to the rec fishing community and taking action to provide greater protection for snapper.The recfishing community asked for greater protection of pink snapper aggregations and we’ve responded. 🐟

Following calls from Recfishwest, the Cockburn and Warnbro Sounds annual pink snapper closure will be extended from 1 September to 31 January covering a wider area to give more protection to spawning fish.

The Sounds support the largest known spawning schools or 'aggregations' of pink snapper in the West Coast Bioregion and are critical to ensuring there will be plenty of pinkies for the future.

The latest Fisheries WA research shows that pink snapper migrate into the Sounds well before the start of the traditional closure with these fish increasingly being targeted by recreational and commercial fishers placing additional pressure on the stock.

From 1 September the area of the closure will extend north to Fremantle Fishing Harbour and west to the inside of Five Fathom Bank.

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