DVD:- Using the Release Weight to improve the survival of released fish.
Proven best practice for releasing demersal reef fish.

Recfishwest has produced a DVD about using the Release Weight This DVD will be provided to Tackle Shops (while stocks last) to be given away FREE with purchases of a Release Weight.

By arrangement with the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, (FRDC) the DVD also contains several video segments from "Gently does it" covering releasing several popular species of fish and general information about deep hooking and barotrauma.

Recfishwest also wishes to make the information and videos on the DVD widely available via this website.

Release Weight DVD	Main Menu screen from the Release Weight DVD.
Play the main movie:- "Using the Release Weight to improve the survival of released fish" Note:- link above is a 23.7 Megabyte download

Contents of the DVD:-

These files are in "wmv" file format. Most computers running Windows will automatically display these using Windows Media Player (or an alternative video player program) when the underlined link in the left hand column is clicked.

If you wish to download and save a file to view later, click the right mouse button (Windows) or click the mouse (Macs) on the link and select "Save target as..." (Internet Explorer) or "Save link as..." (Firefox).

The production of the DVD was funded by the Australian Government's 2007 Recreational Fishing Community Grants Program.

Recfishwest acknowledges the support by Shikari Charters, Blue Juice Charters, Saltwater Charters WA, Got One Tackle Woodvale, Bluewater Tackle Mindarie, Perth Scuba, Sunset Sinker Supplies, Department of Fisheries, Sunsmart, Australian Fishing Network, Info Fish Released Fish Survival, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Murdoch University and individuals as listed in the videos.

Website links about releasing fish and survival

Launch of DVD:- Using the Release Weight to improve the survival of released fish.

Collaborative tagging program and research - more about the West Coast research results mentioned in this video.

Brochure on the Release Weight formatted for printing on two A4 pages (217 kilobyte PDF file)

Info-fish website Released fish survival - Gently does it (link opens in a new window)



FRDC "Gently does it" media release (link opens in a new window)

National Strategy for the Survival of Released Line Caught Fish (1.1 Megabyte PDF file - link opens in a new window)

Use of these videos about releasing fish.

Recfishwest believes education and spreading information about recreational fishing in Western Australia are both very important, so has made these videos available for download from this website.

If you wish to use these videos for other than private use, please see Recfishwest's reasonable conditions in the Copyright Notice If there are any questions, please contact Recfishwest.


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This page last updated on 9 July 2008.