For Release Fishing For Pearls 130813
For Release Fishing For Pearls 130813
For Release Fishing For Pearls 130813
ReportaWillieCreektaggedbarramundiandwina$100WillieCreekPearlsgiftvouchervalidfor SouthSeaCulturedPearlpurchases.
KimberleyTrainingInstitute(KTI),Recfishwest andWillieCreekPearlsareexcitedto announceaninitiativetoencouragesupport ofresearchforthelatestbarramundirelease intoWillieCreek. InJuly2013,KTIandRecfishwestreleased500 juvenilebarramundiintoWillie.Theaimof thereleaseistoenhancetherecreational fishingexperienceassociatedwithfishingin WillieCreek,aswellasdiscovermoreonthe movement,growth,abundanceandsurvival ofBarramundiinthelocalsystem. Allfishhaveauniquelynumberedtagwith
KTI'sJeffCooperandDarrenBanfieldfromWillieCreekPearls
RecfishwestChiefExecutiveOfficerDrAndrewRowlandsaidthatreleasingtheseiconicfishisan importantstepforwardforfishstockenhancementactivitiesinthenorthandreinforcesthe governmentscommitmenttosupportingrecreationalfishingacrossWA. Weareexcitedtoseerecreationalfishinglicencemoneygoingbackintorecreationalfishingtoproduce tangiblebenefitsforthecommunity,DrRowlandsaid. ResultsfromlastyearsWoodsidefundedstockenhancementofBarramundiintoDampiercreekhas beenoutstandingwithcloseto50fishbeingreportedincludingonefishthatwascaughtand successfullyreleasedtwice. ### FormoreinformationcontactJeffCooper,PortfolioManageratKimberleyTrainingInstituteon9192 9143oremailJeffrey.Cooper@kti.wa.edu.au.