Recfishwest

2 days ago

Millards Marine in Bunbury are now collecting fish frames and heads for DPIRD Fisheries’ Send Us Your Skeletons program – critical for monitoring West Coast demersal scaelfish stocks and other species.

By dropping off your fish frames and heads, you have a chance to win a trip to the Montes as well as some really cool rod and reel combos donated by us.

If you’re in the South West well as dropping your frames off at Millards and other participating outlets you can also call the frame pick-up service for the Bunbury to Augusta area.

For more details, visit: www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fishing-and-Aquaculture/Recreational-Fishing/Send-Us-Your-Skeletons/Pages/defa...A new freezer has been installed at Millards Marine in Bunbury to support Send Us Your Skeletons, a scientific stock assessment program which studies the skeletons, heads and innards of iconic demersal fish species such as snapper, WA dhufish and baldchin groper.
Fishers in the Bunbury area can now drive by and drop their frames in to Millards Marine at 13 Halifax Drive during the week, which are then collected by one of our technical officers.
We take samples and measurements, and record when and where the fish were caught before sending them in to our laboratories for further analysis. Parts of the fish such as ear bones, known as otoliths, are used to determine the age of the fish. If we collect a large number of fish, representative of the population, we can determine numbers of different ages in the population and how this is tracking over time. Eventually, we hope to see more fish above 20 years of age which will indicate recovery is occurring.
Play your part by sending in your fish skeletons, and you will go into the draw to win a grand prize trip to the Montebello Islands donated by Montebello Island Safaris or quarterly prizes donated by WA’s peak recfishing body Recfishwest, which include several superb Daiwa Jigging Game rod, reel and braid combos or crewsaver lifejackets.
Put your fresh or frozen frames, big or small, in a bag with your name, phone number, date and location of capture and check this list for where to drop them off www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fishing-and-Aquaculture/Recreational-Fishing/Send-Us-Your-Skeletons/Pages/defa... ... See MoreSee Less

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Recfishwest

3 days ago

Recfishwest is delighted that Western Angler magazine will be back next month.

The magazine and editor Scott Coghlan are WA fishing institutions with a big role to play in our community and it’s great to see it’s back up and running after printing was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From September, ‘WAngler’ will be a bumper quarterly magazine, with a special feature on Exmouth, plus some great yarns on redfin perch, the Montebello Islands and with a stronger focus on the fishing lifestyle, including more boating, camping and off-roading.

Popular columnists like Darryl Hitchen, Peter Anderton and Jamie Chester are back along with some new regulars including Emma George.

If you are a Recfishwest member and want Western Angler delivered to your door for 12 months, go to www.westernangler.com.au and subscribe online to receive 10% off the subscription price!

Use the code RFW10 to claim the special offer, which expires on August 21. ... See MoreSee Less

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