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Fishing and boating

go hand in hand

But as great as fishing is

It's no good if you dont live to tell the tale

We are directly responsible

for ourselves

and the people we have with us

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SAFETY NEWS

Self-servicing your lifejackets

Self-servicing your lifejackets

So you’ve bought the latest slimline range of lifejackets but you’re not sure how often or when you need to service them? Follow our easy step by step guides below or videos to make sure your jackets are always armed and ready to inflate, should there be an emergency. Firstly...

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Loan Lifejacket Locations - going fishing from the rocks? Wear a lifejacket

Loan Lifejacket Locations - going fishing from the rocks? Wear a lifejacket

Click here to view a larger version of this infographic. Did you know Recfishwest, along with community partners and tackle shops provide the WA fishing community with free loan lifejackets, where fishers can head into their local regional tackle shop and hire a lifejacket for free for the day?  The...

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...This is my personal story

...This is my personal story

Earlier this year a WA fisher shared his personal rock fishing experience with Recfishwest and thanked the people who installed rock anchor bolts as part of the State-wide Safe Fishing Strategy. Personal recount I am writing this as yet another person drowned at Contos Beach, south of Margaret River recently. It was...

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