Seafari Marine

16/04/2026

15/04/2026

GOOD • BAD • INDIFFERENT (with a bit more reality thrown in)

Back in the early 90s we thought buying an old mono hull and taking people fishing was a good idea…Turns out it turned into 40 years of it.

5 boats later (from 60ft down to 30ft), thousands of customers, plenty of stories, and along the way — a fair bit of money spent and quite a few good people employed.

Fast forward to a few years ago… we downsized, got smart (we thought), and built a purpose-designed catamaran for small group fishing and cray charters.

Then came the “tag system”.

We figured after 40 years we might be a chance…Turns out we were one of about 75 operators who got none.

So we parked fishing charters for 12 months and went back to pulling cray pots — simpler times… less paperwork, more rope.

Once things settled, we did what small businesses do — adapted.

Knocked on doors, swallowed a bit of pride, and now lease tags from operators who received them… just to keep doing what we’ve always done.

The photos here?That’s the new build in progress.

That’s not a quick weekend project — that’s years of reinvestment, planning, risk… and backing the industry we’ve been part of for nearly four decades.

Behind all that is not just a boat —it’s livelihoods, contractors, suppliers, welders, deckhands… real people.

Now we’re back on the water, doing it properly and within the rules.

And yes… we advertise.(Otherwise it’s just a very expensive hobby.)

We didn’t write the system.We just found a way to survive in it.

GOOD? BAD? INDIFFERENT?We’ll let the comments section sort that out.

For those that know…you know 👍

13/04/2026

Before jumping to conclusions—for those that know, it’s clearly not a dhu fish.
This is a King George whiting, and a very good one at that.

We operate under tight rules, with limits and compliance always front of mind.
A lot has changed in this industry, and we’ve changed with it.

There’s a difference between opinion and understanding.
Happy to share how it all works for those interested.”**

11/04/2026

We’ve seen the comments over the last few days — and we get it.

There’s a lot of frustration around fishing access right now. A lot has changed, and not everyone has been affected the same way.

The photos above show something that’s now central to our industry — demersal fishing tags.

Every demersal fish we keep must have one attached.
No tag — no fish.

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For us as a charter business:
• We operate under a strictly limited number of tags
• Every fish is accounted for
• We can’t just go out and fish like we once did

On top of that, passengers still have their individual limits.

👉 So the system works both ways.

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So why are we still fishing?

Because charter operators operate under a different framework — licences, reporting, and now tags — all designed to tightly control catch.

The intention is sustainability, whether people agree with how it’s been done or not.

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We’re not ignoring what’s happened — we’re adapting to it.

Scaling back. Keeping it simple. Staying on the water.

• Sharing a lifetime of knowledge
• Respecting the resource
• Doing things the right way

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We know not everyone will agree. That’s fair.

But we’ll continue to operate in a way that is:
• Transparent
• Compliant
• Respectful

And we’ll keep showing you what that looks like.

— Seafari Marine

09/04/2026

There’s been a lot of noise around charter fishing lately.

So instead of adding to it, here’s something simple.

This is what it comes down to.

Every fish we keep on a charter trip is accounted for with a tag like this.
It’s part of a system that now strictly controls how we operate — how many fish, when we fish, and how we run our business.

Things have changed a lot over the past few years:
• Fewer days on the water
• Reduced limits
• Strict tag allocations
• Increased compliance

We’ve adjusted to all of it.

The second photo says more than words.

What we do today isn’t just about us — it’s about what’s left for the next generation.

We’re not out there taking without thought.
We operate within a managed system, and we respect it.

For those who want to have a say in where this all heads next, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (WA) has opened public submissions as part of the charter review.

That’s where your voice can make a difference.

For our part, we’ll keep doing what we’ve always done — adapting, respecting the resource, and sharing time on the ocean the right way.

— Seafari Marine

09/04/2026

We recently put up an ad on our Seafari page to drum up interest in fishing charters. Several years ago, the charter industry was introduced to a TAC system, which resulted in - 35 out of 105 operators scored a quota of 20 tons, which was later bumped up to 25 tons. Our operation was left out in the cold, but we managed to lease quota from other operators. After our recent ad on our Seafari Marine page, I noticed some comments that showed a serious misunderstanding of the industry's developments over the past few years, which got me wondering where they were getting their info from. The page below is an open invite to comment and join the discussion on the future direction of the industry.

Hopefully if you have something to say and hopefully it will be done objectively find your way to the page on the fisheries website and knock yourself out with whatever you have to say

07/04/2026

We've just acquired more tags and will be fishing out of Canal Rocks or Grace Town From now until the end of May

Give us a call for details.

01/04/2026

Take your pick