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Restoring jetty fishing in Carnarvon – 150 metres down, 1,300 metres to go
While it is finally receiving a small part of the restoration it thoroughly deserves – Carnarvon’s One Mile Jetty repairs will sadly fall well short of reaching the water, dashing the hopes of local fishers to soon…
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All the tips, tricks and things to look forward to for freshwater fishing in WA
It’s that time of year again! Freshwater fishers in WA are bursting with excitement to whet their whistles and chase some hard-fighting trout and delicious redfin perch. Late winter to early spring…
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Gascoyne snapper stock improvements champions our push for dhufish spawning closures
This ‘Members First’ newsletter is from Recfishwest Operations Lead Matt Gillett who sits on the Gascoyne Demersal Scalefish Resource Harvest Strategy Working Group. These newsletters are sent out exclusively to…
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Making the most of the 1 August west coast demersal closure
With the next west coast demersal closure kicking off at midnight on Monday, 1 August until the start of the two-week long September/October school holidays (re-opening September 23), it doesn’t mean fishers have…
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Round 14 of Recfishwest’s Community Grants program opening from 1 August
We have already seen numerous organisations across WA make the most of their 2022/2023 Community Grant funding this year – and the opportunity for the next potential recipients to apply for grants is arriving soon…
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Keeping Gascoyne wilderness fishing gems pristine and industrial-free
With more than 150,000 tourists visiting Exmouth each year, you can guarantee that a majority of them are intent on wetting a line in Exmouth Gulf – and for good reason. From bluewater speedsters –…
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Vale Ruth Sprague – a warm-hearted, much-loved member of the Recfishwest family
It is with great sadness we share with our members and supporters the news of the recent passing of much-loved former Recfishwest Events and Membership Officer Ruth Sprague.
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Southern FADs back in for winter – northern FADs going out in the next few weeks
The metro and southern-based Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) have been brought back in for maintenance over the winter months, while more FADs are being prepared for deployment off Exmouth, Dampier and Broome. Once…
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Djiljid Dreaming film celebrates the paperbark people and their connection to the Swan-Canning system
At Recfishwest we recognise the inseparable connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have to country is central to their culture. To celebrate this, and as part of NAIDOC week this week, we are…
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