King Reef – WA’s Newest Fishing Playground

WA’s latest purpose-built artificial reef, ‘King Reef’, has been installed in the Exmouth Gulf, awaiting the fishing community to pay it a visit.

The project is a collaboration between Recfishwest, BHP, NERA (National Energy Resources Australia), Subcon International and Curtin University.

Through Recfishwest the project also has support from the passionate Exmouth community and the Western Australian State Government, through the Recreational Fishing Initiatives Fund.

Take a look at the video for the whole story inside what makes this project so exciting and paves the way for future engineered ecosystems.

https://vimeo.com/284934307/d39268ed97

Check out King Reef’s coordinates below!

Only 10 minutes from the Exmouth Marina Boat Ramp! 

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