22/04/2026
As you are all aware, Our state government closed fishing on the west coast permanently as of January 1. This was where we harvested 90% of our fish from on our own boat, and also where we were sourcing fish from other fishermen to keep our wholesale and retail fish supply flowing.
Having lost that with 3 weeks notice we battled on best we could through the busy period only receiving a much smaller amount of fresh fish from our own boat in the southern ocean. Now the government is attacking that region as well with sweeping cuts that will mean fishing down there will be completely unviable.
Sustaining these losses in availability of fresh, local, line caught fish has been difficult to navigate to say the least. Now I am afraid, heading into worse winter conditions and further cuts imminent we are making the tough decision to close both our retail and wholesale supply lines for the next 6 months while we refit our boat and set our sights on a new fishery that will need our sole focus to learn and grow into.
Having seen the incredible demand from local people for local fish, and the vast amounts consumed through our local eateries it is personally quite devastating to no longer be able to bring that satisfaction to the public.
Yes, we could just buy in fish from up north, over east or over seas. But I believe locals deserve better and I refuse to become a used car salesman of inferior produce I dont believe in.
So please, come and see us this weekend, stock up, because this may be some of the last readily available local reef fish you will see.
Up to 20% off across the board on all products, fish, prawns, squid, crayfish etc etc
We hope to reignite our store once we have mastered our new fishery in the spring. Until then thankyou all for the wonderful support you've shown us through this difficult chapter for Western Australian fishing families.
