Rock fishing survey to improve safety

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矶钓调查，以提高安全性

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As part of Life Saving Victoria’s (LSV) rock fishing safety communications project, the team is currently conducting research to better understand rock fisher’s knowledge and practices around rock fishing.

LSV would like to hear from people who go rock fishing and people who know someone that goes rock fishing. If you fit into either group please go to http://Survey.ipsos.com.au/watersafety to complete the survey.

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