Fish filleting with Glen Jakovich
Submitted by bod on Wed, 2011-12-14 15:16
Keen recreational fisher and pro-filleter Peter Goulding, from The Fishing School, will join Jako as part of the Department’s Send Us Your Skeletons initiative.
Goulding and Jako will fillet the catches of recreational fishers returning to the boat ramp, to collect the frames for the Department’s research monitoring program.
“We collected over 100 fish frames at the filleting event earlier in the year, which was a fantastic contribution to the Send Us Your Skeletons program,” Jako said.
“I hope recreational fishers will again get involved by donating their frames to help the Department continue its important research and ensure the sustainability of our iconic species, such as dhufish and herring.”
The Department uses fish frames – skeletons with heads and guts intact - to determine the status of stocks of Western Australia’s important fish resources and ensure their sustainable management.
Fishers are encouraged to donate frames of key demersal and nearshore species, which include dhufish, pink snapper, baldchin groper, herring, tailor, garfish and whiting.
Department of Fisheries West Coast demersal finfish research scientist Dr David Fairclough said he hoped fishers returning to Hillarys Boat Ramp would take any key species caught to the Department’s marquee.
“In exchange for donating fish frames, Jako and Peter will fillet their fish,” Dr Fairclough said.
The Send Us Your Skeletons initiative is ongoing and fishers who donate the required frames before 1 July, 2012 are eligible to win a range of prizes, including an incredible Monte Bello Islands charter trip.
Saturday, 17 December, from midday-2pm at Hillarys Boat Ramp, two days after the West Coast Bioregion’s demersal fishing season re-opens.
Following a successful Department of Fisheries filleting event held at Hillarys Boat Ramp last February, AFL great and avid fisher Glen Jakovich will be returning again to fillet fishers’ catches….but only if he can keep the skeletons.
Keen recreational fisher and pro-filleter Peter Goulding, from The Fishing School, will join Jako as part of the Department’s Send Us Your Skeletons initiative.
Goulding and Jako will fillet the catches of recreational fishers returning to the boat ramp, to collect the frames for the Department’s research monitoring program.
“We collected over 100 fish frames at the filleting event earlier in the year, which was a fantastic contribution to the Send Us Your Skeletons program,” Jako said.
“I hope recreational fishers will again get involved by donating their frames to help the Department continue its important research and ensure the sustainability of our iconic species, such as dhufish and herring.”
The Department uses fish frames – skeletons with heads and guts intact - to determine the status of stocks of Western Australia’s important fish resources and ensure their sustainable management.
Fishers are encouraged to donate frames of key demersal and nearshore species, which include dhufish, pink snapper, baldchin groper, herring, tailor, garfish and whiting.
Department of Fisheries West Coast demersal finfish research scientist Dr David Fairclough said he hoped fishers returning to Hillarys Boat Ramp would take any key species caught to the Department’s marquee.
“In exchange for donating fish frames, Jako and Peter will fillet their fish,” Dr Fairclough said.
The Send Us Your Skeletons initiative is ongoing and fishers who donate the required frames before 1 July, 2012 are eligible to win a range of prizes, including an incredible Monte Bello Islands charter trip.
championruby
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Is Jako paid staff for the
Is Jako paid staff for the Department or just a good bloke. Either way good on him for getting involved, hope his skills with the blade are equal to those with the football
bod
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Jako
DoF blurb from 2003 says Jako is a fully-trained Volunteer Fisheries Liaison Officer and has been the public face of the Department of Fisheries Fish for the Future campaign since 2000, promoting responsible fishing practices - a roving ambassador.
Andy Mac
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Wings
Make sure they take off the wings for you as well.
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I suppose I'll let Jako do some menial labour for me...since he was a South freo boy and a bit of a legend
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