Marine life protection

You can apply for a commercial fishing licence online or by downloading and completing a form.

Community Stewardship Grants are available annually to support community-based projects that serve to protect and restore the local environment, enabling local community groups to undertake stewardship of natural resources in their local area.

Find out how to license a jetty in WA.

A licence is required for recreational fishing from a boat, net fishing, freshwater angling, fishing for rock lobster, abalone, or marron.

Translocation approval is required for the movement of live non-endemic fish into, and within, Western Australia.

You can change your recreational fishing licence contact details, in person, by post or online.

Marine parks and reserves help to conserve marine biodiversity and provide special places for people to enjoy, appreciate and learn about Western Australia's spectacular marine life.

Officers from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) respond to whale or dolphin strandings.

You can order a copy of a certificate of title through Landgate to find out who owns a property in WA.

You can renew your commercial fishing licence online. To renew online, you must renew your licence before it has expired.

You can pay for the annual renewal of your boat registration online.