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FishingforpearlsForrelease:13/08/2013ReportaWillieCreektaggedbarramundiandwina$100WillieCreekPearlsgiftvouchervalidforSouthSeaCulturedPearlpurchases.

KimberleyTrainingInstitute(KTI),RecfishwestandWillieCreekPearlsareexcitedtoannounceaninitiativetoencouragesupportofresearchforthelatestbarramundireleaseintoWillieCreek.InJuly2013,KTIandRecfishwestreleased500juvenilebarramundiintoWillie. TheaimofthereleaseistoenhancetherecreationalfishingexperienceassociatedwithfishinginWillieCreek,aswellasdiscovermoreonthemovement,growth,abundanceandsurvivalofBarramundiinthelocalsystem.AllfishhaveauniquelynumberedtagwiththeBroomeAquacultureCentresdetails.Anglersfortunateenoughtocatchoneofthe

taggedfishshouldcontacttheBACwithdetailsofthebarramundislength,thegenerallocation,dateofcaptureandthetagnumber.ByreportingthesedetailstotheBroomeAquacultureCentre,thereporterwinsa$100WillieCreekPearlsgiftvouchervalidforSouthSeaCulturedPearlpurchases.JeffCooper,PortfolioManagerforKTIsaidWerethrilledthatWillieCreekPearlFarmisencouragingthepublictocomeforwardandreportthesetaggedbarramundi. ReleasingfishlikebarramundibackintotheirhabitatprovidesthecommunitywithagreatopportunitytoenjoythechancetocatchoneofAustraliasmostfavouriterecreationalfish.FurthermoreactivitieslikethisenhancethetourismexperienceandvalueofvisitingaplacelikeWillieCreek.RyanGardiner,GeneralManageratWillieCreekPearlssaidWillieCreekPearlsisdelightedtobeinvolvedwithRecfishwestandKimberleyTrainingInstitute.ItisveryexcitingtohavethesefishreleasedintothecreekandwelookforwardtodoingevenmorewithRecfishwestandKimberleyTrainingInstituteinthenearfuture. Weseethisasthestartofaverylongandexcitingrelationship.

KTI'sJeffCooperandDarrenBanfieldfromWillieCreekPearls

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RecfishwestChiefExecutiveOfficerDrAndrewRowlandsaidthatreleasingtheseiconicfishisanimportantstepforwardforfishstockenhancementactivitiesinthenorthandreinforcesthegovernmentscommitmenttosupportingrecreationalfishingacrossWA.Weareexcitedtoseerecreationalfishinglicencemoneygoingbackintorecreationalfishingtoproducetangiblebenefitsforthecommunity,DrRowlandsaid.ResultsfromlastyearsWoodsidefundedstockenhancementofBarramundiintoDampiercreekhasbeenoutstandingwithcloseto50fishbeingreportedincludingonefishthatwascaughtandsuccessfullyreleasedtwice.###FormoreinformationcontactJeffCooper,PortfolioManageratKimberleyTrainingInstituteon91929143oremailJeffrey.Cooper@kti.wa.edu.au.