Fishing
Wyndham: New fishing jetty opens tomorrow
Wyndham’s new fishing jetty will be officially open tomorrow.
You can read a statement from Special Minister of State Gary Gray here:
Goose Hill near Wyndham
Goose Hill - photo by Rowena Mouda
Buildup weather – taken by Rowena Mouda while fishing with family on Tuesday morning.
One Arm Point: Thieves break into aquaculture centre
Unknown offenders broke into Ardyaloon community aquaculture centre, killing and injuring fish.
Dampier Peninsula police say eight fish were killed and a further 20 injured.
Minister wants new aquaculture zone
Norman Moore
Fisheries minister Norman Moore wants to see a “pre-approved” area for fish farming and other Kimberley aquaculture.
He announced new funding for planning approvals and strategic environmental assessments to be made.
You can read a media release here:
Wyndham: Old fishing jetty rebuilt
Anton’s Landing, a favourite Wyndham fishing jetty, has been rebuilt and is now ready for use.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
Cable Beach: Boat ramp to close this week
The boat ramp at Cable Beach is to close for maintenance from Monday to Friday this week.
You can read a shire media release here:
Cygnet Bay: Pearl farm to hatch own shell
Cygnet Bay Pearls has a license to start its own pearl shell hatchery.
It has previously relied on wild shell harvested from the Eighty Mile Beach.
Crab Creek: Fishermen found again after nine hour search
Rescuers spent an extra nine hours searching for men who had already been spotted from the air.
The three men, whose dinghy had capsized, were seen on the beach near Crab Creek but wandered off into the scrub before rescuers could reach them.
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