Regional Recreational Fishing Advisory Committees were created in WA to provide advice to State Government on various recreational fishing issues. In 1993, the East Kimberley Recreation Fishing Advisory Committee (EKRFAC) was formed when the Kimberley group was split between east and west. From the onset, the EKRFAC started to advocate for finding a means to re-establish migratory pathways on the Ord River to allow fish to regain access above the two dams to the full length of the river.