NEWS
42,000 barra released into Lake Kununurra in fish stocking “mission impossible”
Neither biblical floods, nor their trailer rear wheel axle falling off, could stop Broome’s North Regional TAFE aquaculture team making an epic 1,000 km 20 hour-long journey to release 42,000 62-day old barramundi into their new home, Lake Kununurra!
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Fishing in ‘barradise’ – the 2022 Apex Kununurra Barra Bash
East Kimberley fishing gems shone bright silver recently, with a record-breaking number of Apex Kununurra Barra Bash competitors experiencing ‘barradise’ first-hand. Now in […]
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Nine years and 2,000km later - 12 breeding barra return to Kununurra
It’s a fish journey that gives Finding Nemo a run for its money. Rewind to 2013 in the East Kimberley Ord River […]
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ONE MILLION! Magic milestone hit with Lake Kununurra barra release
One million barra! About 150 fishers and holidaymakers and Fisheries Minister Don Punch joined Recfishwest and the Lake Kununurra Barramundi […]
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Bagging ‘broodstock’ breeders to keep the barra flowing into Lake Kununurra
Every single barra released into Lake Kununurra was hatched and reared at North Regional TAFE’s (NRT) Broome Aquaculture Centre, with […]
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North Regional TAFE keeps ensuring Lake Kununurra is brimming with barra
Lake Kununurra, a safe freshwater fishing location boasting 1m barramundi. It’s the pursuit for trophy fish which sees anglers travel […]
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Stocking an East Kimberley fishing gem with hard-fighting sportfish
Let them go, watch them grow! On September 29, 2021, another 135,000 barramundi fingerlings were released into Lake Kununurra as […]
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Apex Barra Bash
More than 700 fishers, over 100 barramundi caught and one MAJOR prize won — it's safe to say the 23rd […]
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State Government’s commitment to keep barra flowing into Lake Kununurra
Release another one million barra into Lake Kununurra? Yes, please! In August, 2020, Premier Mark McGowan announced the multi-million recfishing […]
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