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WA implements tough new fishing rules, banning catches of snapper and dhufish for half the year

A ban on recreational fishing for species such as snapper and dhufish along 900 kilometres of WA's coast has been extended to six months of the year under new measures to ensure their survival and population recovery. 

The current two-month ban on catching demersal scalefish species between Kalbarri and Augusta is being extended by another four months, at different intervals through the year.

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