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Fascinating footage highlights benefits/how to use Rele... - 10 July 2008 10:08:53   
Terry Fuller

 

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Media release http://www.recfishwest.org.au/MediaStateReleaseWeightDVD.htm

Recfishwest today launched the Release Weight DVD and information brochure to promote best practice for releasing demersal scalefish.

"The DVD includes some fascinating above and underwater footage of the Release Weight in action, showing fish clearly suffering the effects of barotrauma swimming off strongly with the aid of the release weight."  Acting Executive Director of Recfishwest, Kane Moyle said today.

Recent changes to managing the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the West Coast bioregion coupled with a changing ethos to catch and release fishing is seeing recreational fishers releasing more and more fish.  

"It is extremely important that every fish released is correctly handled and it has been proven that the use of a Release Weight will significantly increase a fish's chance of surviving the capture." Mr Moyle said.

The importance of the Release Weight as an effective means for releasing demersal reef species has been shown through the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Murdoch University, Department of Fisheries and ANSA project, Maximising the survival of released undersize West Coast Reef Fish.   

The tag recapture data from this study found the Release Weight to be by far and away the superior method of releasing dhufish.  Recaptures were 10.1% for fish release using a Release Weight whereas simple release recaptures were 6.3%.

"Recreational fishers are valuing more and more every fish they catch, a fish released in a healthy condition is one that can spawn and have the opportunity to be caught again later." Mr Moyle said.

Copies of the DVD and brochure will be distributed to tackle stores around Western Australia.  A copy of the DVD will be provided free with every Release Weight purchased while stocks are available.

Recfishwest urges all recreational fishers to view this interesting and highly informative DVD.  The DVD can be downloaded from http://www.recfishwest.org.au/ReleaseWeightDVD.htm

This project was made possible thanks to funding received through the Australian Government's Recreational Fishing Community Grants Programme.

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The DVD is "Using the Release Weight to improve the survival of released fish - Proven best practice for releasing demersal reef fish."

This DVD will be provided to Tackle Shops to be given away FREE with purchases of a Release Weight.

By arrangement with the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, (FRDC) the DVD also contains several video segments from "Gently does it" covering releasing several popular species of fish and general information about deep hooking and barotrauma.

Recfishwest wants to make the information and videos on the DVD widely available via their website. The video from the DVD can be downloaded from http://www.recfishwest.org.au/ReleaseWeightDVD.htm

 



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Edit 14/10/08:- Added "how to use" to the thread title and made it a "Moderator's Pick".





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RE: Fascinating footage highlights benefits of Release ... - 10 July 2008 11:11:50   
Colin Molloy


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Status: offline 		Absolutely fantastic to see the DVD finally out there Terry! Just downloaded and watched the first movie (I have a release weight and it was the FIRST bit of fishing gear I bought when I purchased my current boat). Congratulations to all on the video, and a special comendation to Gary (Lilley) for his comittment and conception! This should go a LONG way into extended, not only the knowledge of release weights, but how, where and why to use them and folks actual use of them.


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RE: Fascinating footage highlights benefits of Release ... - 10 July 2008 12:36:38   
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Status: offline 		Great to see guys. Well done to all involved 

Id like to think that any time these guys walk into a bar, any fisherman in the place buys them a beer for what they have done to keep our local demersal stocks up.

Seems like the message in WA is really getting across now.  This is even more prevalent with the new regs coming in.

Is anything been done to push this over the other side of the country??  Id like to think our eastern states counterparts are listening in and taking on board the system?

Maybe Splash needs to do a whirl wind tour of the east pushing for its use?

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RE: Fascinating footage highlights benefits of Release ... - 10 July 2008 14:39:38   
Terry Fuller

 

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It's only just been released today. It's all on the RFW website available to everyone, no matter where they are.

All it needs is for people to publicise the link.

Recfishwest's priority in this would be WA fishermen. As the media release says:-

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Recent changes to managing the recreational catch of demersal scalefish in the West Coast bioregion coupled with a changing ethos to catch and release fishing is seeing recreational fishers releasing more and more fish.  

"It is extremely important that every fish released is correctly handled and it has been proven that the use of a Release Weight will significantly increase a fish's chance of surviving the capture."

so there will be plenty to do in WA.

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RE: Fascinating footage highlights benefits of Release ... - 10 July 2008 17:52:48   
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Status: offline 		Good call Terry. IL do what i can to publicize the link to others over east.  Be good if others could do the same.  Any of you guys who jump on eastern states forums, be good to pop a thread up over there so those guys know.

Are the release weights available over East Terry?  Since they are been made here id imagine that they aren't been trucked over?

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RE: Fascinating footage highlights benefits of Release ... - 10 July 2008 19:20:11   
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You'll have to be quick, Terry's already been busy on at least one Eastern site .

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Are the release weights available over East Terry?  Since they are been made here id imagine that they aren't been trucked over?


Excellent idea!


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RE: Fascinating footage highlights benefits of Release ... - 11 July 2008 8:13:31   
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RE: Fascinating footage highlights benefits of Release ... - 11 July 2008 16:22:04   
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Status: offline 		The DVD is now available at Bluewater Mindarie and Scarborough; will be at Morley and Melville in the next few days. Thanks to Kane at Recfishwest for dropping them off.

They are of course no charge, but I'm going to send an email to Wally with an 'introductory special' ... $9.99 ... I want to see if I can hear the pop from here!

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RE: Fascinating footage highlights benefits of Release ... - 11 July 2008 21:11:02   
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I want to see if I can hear the pop from here!


Yer but I would duck as the round may be travelling straight at you



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RE: Fascinating footage highlights benefits of Release ... - 12 July 2008 17:35:29   
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