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Spearfishing won't be banned around Margaret River after blue groper death at Cowaramup Bay

A blue groper was found at Cowaramup Bay with a spear wound, prompting calls for spearfishing to be banned.  (Supplied: Laurie Keene)

Western Australia's Fisheries Minister will not ban spearfishing at popular beaches around Margaret River but has described the behaviour of people who left a speared blue groper on the beach as "not good".

The death of a friendly blue groper at Cowaramup Bay earlier this year rattled community members who had become attached to the fish and prompted calls for spearfishing to be banned in some areas.

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