Dwindling snapper numbers in the Spencer Gulf are being remedied by the State Government’s $8.8-million Snapper Recovery Package.
Around 50,000 juvenile’s have been released into the Spencer Gulf in small batches near Weeroona Island recently, adjacent to a known nursery.
The three-year package is expected to see up to 900,000 fingerlings produced and reintroduced in the Gulf.
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Bans on snapper fishing in the waters off the West Coast, Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent will remain in place until 30 June, 2026.
