Department of Fisheries

Media Releases

Media Releases for 2007

 

 December 2007
New demersal scalefish fishery starts January 1 28 December 2007
Kalbarri Blue Holes becomes a Fish Habitat Protection Area 20 December 2007
Fisheries’ compliance checks to step-up this weekend 14 December 2007
Fish waste may be attracting shark close to Esperance 7 December 2007
Marine Discovery Centre opens on weekends 2 December 2007
 November 2007
Illegal sale of Swan River crabs nets big fine 27 November 2007
Later start for the 2008 marron season 23 November 2007
Pilbara anglers to get help with barramundi tagging 23 November 2007
Cockburn crabs stock still needs more recovery time 22 November 2007
Fish focus in new joint research into river health 20 November 2007
Metropolitan fishing closure will help sustainability of iconic fish. 15 November 2007
Fishers reminded of new look Fisheries & Marine Officers 14 November 2007
Rock lobster fishers get ready for new season 12 November 2007
Geographe Bay fishing future settled 9 November 2007
Rotting whale carcass near Exmouth is a shark hazard 8 November 2007
Submissions close soon on demersal scalefish sustainability 7 November 2007
First patrols for new Officers and new Fisheries’ uniforms 4 November 2007
Abalone fishers urged to keep safe and not take risks 2 November 2007
 October 2007
New crab fishing rules come into force on 1 November 30 October 2007
Large great white shark seen in Warnbro Sound 30 October 2007
Outstanding local response bodes well for Mandurah fishing survey 29 October 2007
Taskforce examining merits of separate aquaculture laws 26 October 2007
Minister allows fish traps to reduce feral redclaw population 19 October 2007
Geraldton public briefing on sustainability of ‘at risk’ fish 18 October 2007
Repeat offender banned from abalone fishing 12 October 2007
Aerial shark patrols start this week 11 October 2007
Offshore fish sustainability to be discussed in Busselton 10 October 2007
Bunbury public briefing about offshore fish sustainability 9 October 2007
Blaming sustainability initiatives for price hikes is ‘way off the mark’: Ford. 5 October 2007
158 undersize crabs in illegal haul at Mandurah 5 October 2007
Big fine for unlawful sale of fish 4 October 2007
Metro area public briefings about offshore fish sustainability 4 October 2007
Key fish sustainability to be discussed at Mandurah meeting 4 October 2007
Hillarys to kick off series of public briefings on sustainability of iconic fish 2 October 2007
Court punishes greedy grab for pink snapper 2 October 2007
 September 2007
Southern and Northern zone abalone season opens Monday 27 September 2007
Anglers called on to help with barramundi research 26 September 2007
New extension to Cockburn/Warnbro Sounds snapper closure 26 September 2007
Concern over alleged illegal fishing on Abrolhos reefs 21 September 2007
Minister Ford encourages debate on how to save iconic fish species 19 September 2007
WA Government launches fishing package to save iconic fish for the future 17 September 2007
Mandurah to get new $9.41million Marine Operations Centre 7 September 2007
 August 2007
Headway made with illegal foreign fishers, but job far from done 31 August 2007
Peel Harvey crab closure period begins tomorrow 31 August 2007
Freshwater fishers await trout season opening 25 August 2007
Meetings to discuss rock lobster fishing changes 23 August 2007
Stunning scientific illustrations on display at Hillarys 16 August 2007
Big fines prove the folly of fishing offences 13 August 2007
Discovery Centre website launched ahead of National Science Week 10 August 2007
Sharing the jetty during the mulloway season 6 August 2007
Shark sighting at the mouth of Hillarys Harbour 2 August 2007
 July 2007
Peel Harvey fishers reminded of annual set netting closure 30 July 2007
Jako to bring the ‘Fish for the Future’ message to the Pilbara 25 July 2007
High price for unclipped lobsters 20 July 2007
Discovery Centre is open weekdays during the school holidays 9 July 2007
Court told lobsters in holiday haul were all undersize 5 July 2007
Recreational fishing changes for Swan River anglers 3 July 2007
Wilson Inlet anglers advised of new pink snapper size limit 2 July 2007
New marine sanctuaries enacted on Rottnest Island 1 July 2007
 June 2007
Out of season marron fishing case attracts $12,317 in fines 29 June 2007
Drag nets to be prohibited in the Peel Harvey Estuary 29 June 2007
Call to Pilbara fishers to Fish for the Future 20 June 2007
Minister signs in a new era for Abrolhos Islands fishers 14 June 2007
Covert operation snares greedy squid fisher 13 June 2007
Collaboration between Government and industry reaps giant reward 13 June 2007
Indigenous patrols also provide valuable research data 5 June 2007
Magistrate fines commercial crab trap raiders 1 June 2007
 May 2007
Coral trout bag limit breaches attract hefty fines 30 May 2007
Spectacular DVD the latest tool in reducing whale entanglements 26 May 2007
Court appearance wraps up out season marron fishing case 23 May 2007
Warning: Large shark seen in Geraldton waters. 18 May 2007
$21million to help protect WA’s precious coast 18 May 2007
New management plan and research program for iconic blue swimmer crabs 3 May 2007
New Indigenous patrol program helping to combat illegal foreign fishing 2 May 2007
 April 2007
Feral fish control program at Bennett Brook 18 April 2007
Exciting interactive fisheries education display to open 4 April 2007
 March 2007
Easter break for commercial salmon fishers 22 March 2007
Rock lobster fishers warned of annual coral spawning risk 6 March 2007
New South-West fisheries hub launched in Bunbury 1 March 2007
 February 2007
Final allocation of Western Rock Lobster fishery proposed 28 February 2007
Airport operation leads to charges over alleged abalone breaches 25 February 2007
Public help needed for Fisheries research in the Gascoyne 23 February 2007
Abrolhos advisers present management plan for feedback 16 February 2007
Important cobbler recruitment research in Wilson Inlet 9 February 2007
Powerful new patrol boat ‘making a difference’ in the Pilbara 8 February 2007
Continued sightings of ‘bull sharks’ in the Canning and Swan Rivers 7 February 2007
Department seeking trainee Fisheries and Marine Officers 4 February 2007
Annual Seaweek Expo on show for South West educators 1 February 2007
 January 2007
Warning over suspected bull shark sighted in Canning River 29 January 2007
Time running out for the Freycinet Estuary pink snapper tag lottery 24 January 2007
Spate of summer infringements worry South Coast Fisheries officers 16 January 2007
Size matters for marron fishing in 2007 11 January 2007
The Sounds reopen to pink snapper fishing tomorrow 10 January 2007
Jellyfish warning for the Kalgan River 5 January 2007
New managed fisheries to keep demersal scalefish stocks sustainable 4 January 2007

 

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