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2013 Northern Tour Launch

Written by Matt Gillett, 1st May 2013

Hundreds of children from Carnarvon to Derby will soon catch a glimpse of the shiny red Recfishwest trailer as the Recfishwest/Woodside Northern Tour Fishing Clinics kicks off its tour of the State’s north on May 28. For more information on the 2013 Northern Tour click on the link below. 

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WA's first artificial reefs have been deployed!

Written by Hayley Gebbie, 22nd April 2013

Recfishwest in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries are excited to announce that the two artificial reefs in Geographe Bay have now been deployed.  The two reefs are located off Bunbury and Dunsborough.

The $2.38 million project has been funded through the Royalties for regions program and through the recreational fishing initiatives fund.

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“Fishers with Disabilities” in Mandurah

Written by Matt Gillett, 1st March 2013

Fishers with disabilities will enjoy regular fishing clinics in Mandurah as a result of support from peak recreational fishing body Recfishwest and the Department of Fisheries.

Recfishwest chief executive officer Dr Andrew Rowland said the Fishers with Disabilities Association recently established a local program in the Mandurah area to cater for the many keen disabled recreational fishers in the region.

“It is expected that there will be regular fishing clinics held in the local area with up to 20 people taking part in each one,” Dr Rowland said.

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Recfishwest is the recognised peak recreational fishing body and your voice whenever decisions which affect our fisheries, or access to them, are being made.

We represent and advocate at state and national levels to government, organisations and industry, the best interests of the Western Australian recreational fishing community.