Department of Fisheries

Media Releases

Media Releases for 2002

 

 December 2002
Shark Sighting Off Ocean Reef 31 December 2002
Shark Warning Swan River 31 December 2002
Shark Sighting Off Hillarys 30 December 2002
Western Rock Lobster Season Opens with Good and Bad Reports 30 December 2002
Reminder: Later Start to Marron Season 30 December 2002
Shark Sighting Little Island (Mullaloo) 27 December 2002
Mandurah Shark Sighting 19 December 2002
Shark Sighting Off Cottesloe 19 December 2002
Indonesian Fish Health Delegates Arrive For Training 18 December 2002
Recreational Fishing Survey In Princess Royal & Oyster Harbours 16 December 2002
Public Comment Wanted On Environmental Plan For Western Rock Lobster Fishery 16 December 2002
Shark Warning Collie and Brunswick River 13 December 2002
Warning to ‘Leave Fishing Gear Alone’ 11 December 2002
 November 2002
Black Tiger Prawns Show Potential 20 November 2002
Snag Hazards the Target of Voluntary Cray Pot Tag 19 November 2002
Shortened marron season to protect fragile fishery 18 November 2002
Eagle Glen Jakovich to help South West Students 'Fish for the Future' 7 November 2002
Shark Warning Peel Inlet and Harvey Estuary 7 November 2002
Perth’s Abalone season begins Nov 3, over in hours 1 November 2002
 October 2002
Fishermen Told Leave Vulnerable Freshwater Sawfish Alone 25 October 2002
Fishermen who break Cottesloe FHPA rules will be prosecuted 14 October 2002
Vital Trawl Research Begins in Shark Bay 14 October 2002
Shark incident report shows Safe Summer Campaign is working 10 October 2002
Future of Recreational Marron On The Table 8 October 2002
WA Docs Boost Marron Stocks 8 October 2002
Rock Lobster Committee Coastal Tour 8 October 2002
Abrolhos Gears Up For Operation Necklace 7 October 2002
 September 2002
Public meetings to discuss future management arrangements for the recreational marron fishery to be held next week 26 September 2002
Exciting aquaculture opportunities identified in new report 13 September 2002
Exciting aquaculture opportunities for Great Southern identified in new report 13 September 2002
Exciting aquaculture opportunities for Mid West identified in new report 13 September 2002
Cockburn Sound Snapper Closure 10 September 2002
 August 2002
Trout Season Opens September 1 29 August 2002
Aquaculture audit gets tick of approval 20 August 2002
Fisheries Launches New Domain Name 13 August 2002
Mudcrabs hitch ride on Leeuwin Current 6 August 2002
 July 2002
Southern snow crab fishery to be closed 29 July 2002
Brothers Fined For Illegal Sale Of Rock Lobsters 3 July 2002
Public Comment Invited on the Translocation of Brown and Rainbow Trout 2 July 2002
New Management Arrangements for South Coast Estuarine Fishery 2 July 2002
 June 2002
Pilbara Shark Warning 24 June 2002
New Fees For More Fisheries Officers 24 June 2002
 May 2002
Glen Jakovich Goes On Fisheries Patrol 31 May 2002
Recreational Abalone Fishers Fined Heavily 15 May 2002
Illegal Lobsters Prove Costly 15 May 2002
Casting The Net For Women In Fishing 1 May 2002
 April 2002
Abrolhos Lobster Fishers Iinvited To Have A Say On Island Camp Leases 15 April 2002
 March 2002
Recreational Coral Ban Remains 25 March 2002
2002 FISHCARE WA Grants Announced 21 March 2002
Broome Fishers Fined For Illegal Netting 18 March 2002
Marron Farming Open Day In Pemberton 15 March 2002
Department of Fisheries Releases Miaboolya Beach Fish Habitat Protection Area Draft Management Plan 13 March 2002
Pink Algae – A New Aquaculture Venture For Carnarvon 13 March 2002
Fish For The Future Education Package Released On CD-Rom 12 March 2002
 February 2002
Department of Fisheries moves to save the Margaret River 'Hairy' Marron 25 February 2002
Toothfish Vessels Undergo Inspection For Marine Pests 25 February 2002
2002 Marron Season Coming To An End 22 February 2002
Increased Rock Lobster Fishing Activity In The South West No Cause For Alarm 15 February 2002
 January 2002
New Albany Aquaculture Development Officer 30 January 2002
Interference With Commercial Fishing Gear Will Incur Harsh Penalty 25 January 2002
Summer Crabbing In The South West 18 January 2002
Mud Crabs Can Make You Money 15 January 2002
Mastering The Art Of Marron Fishing In 2002 2 January 2002

 

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