For the second year in succession, the Department of Fisheries has had cause for celebration with the opening of several significant facilities to underpin its work in the sustainable management of Western Australia's fisheries.
A world-class public marine education and interpretive centre has been opened at the Department of Fisheries' Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories at Hillarys Boat Harbour, near Perth.
The Naturaliste Marine Discovery Centre is one of the few facilities in Australia where a public education attraction exists side-by-side with a major scientific research facility. The Discovery Centre offers a stimulating and informative public 'window' into the State's aquatic environment.