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Australia
- August 14, 2002 |
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WA
Fisheries Launches New Domain Name |
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The West
Australian Department of Fisheries has relaunched its highly
popular and multi-award winning website at the new address
www.fish.wa.gov.au
The site, which receives more than 1.2 million requests and
200,000 hits per month, is one of the most popular government
websites in Australia and is your “one-stop-shop” for everything
and anything fish and fishing related in Western Australia.
At
www.fish.wa.gov.au ,
information such as comprehensive guidelines for recreational
and commercial fishers, including legal sizes and bag limits, is
instantly at the fingertips of internet users across the world.
The most popular pages have been the recreational fishing and
rock lobster pages, with the aquaculture page also attracting an
increasing number of hits recently.
However, these pages only scratch the surface of the vast array
of information available at
www.fish.wa.gov.au .
The site is easily navigable from the home page and other
highlights are comprehensive fish habitat facts and research
updates, along with suggestions for responsible fishing
behaviour.
There is amazing information on a wide range of WA species
ranging from sharks to seadragons, and handy hints for
everything from cooking your catch to finding a market for your
fishing product.
Important Department of Fisheries reports can be downloaded
directly from the site, as can recent media releases, and the
Department’s innovative and highly successful Voluntary
Fisheries Liaison Officer (VFLO) program is outlined.
There is an on-line shop selling a range of books and videos and
recreational licences can be renewed electronically.
West Coast Eagles star Glen Jakovich also has his own
interactive section on the site - Fish Tales.
Fish Tales is a fun and educational section for kids and Glen’s
section includes games, free screensavers and wallpaper to
download, and much more.
The site promotes ‘Fish for the Future’ and ‘Ecologically
Sustainable Development’, concepts that are central to the
successful long-term management our precious marine resources in
WA.
If its fisheries information you’re seeking, make
www.fish.wa.gov.au your
first port of call – you’ll be amazed at just how much you can
find there.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Gary Barber
Webmaster - Radharc
92491512
Jenny Hodder
Senior Public Relations Coordinator
Ph: 9482 7235 (Mob): 0418 901 767
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