FISHING BAN OUTRAGE The recreational fishing industry is outraged following a proposal by the state government to have a nine month fishing ban on demersal scalefish along a huge stretch of the WA coast. Recfishwest says the proposal will be a blow to the whole fishing sector. | 7NEWS Regional WA

Strict bans limiting commercial and recreational fishing in Perth and parts of Western Australia have been announced, in an effort to save some under-threat fish species from the brink of collapse. Commercial fishers will be permanently banned from catching iconic demersal fish species, including dhufish and pink snapper, off a section of the WA coast, with 50% catch reductions to be implemented in most other fisheries. 📝 Rhiannon Shine 🎬 Veronica Buck #ABCNews #ABCNewsWA | ABC Perth