The donation was recognition of the efforts of Foundation members who helped locate Ali Choucair’s body on April 2 after he drowned when he slipped off rocks at Cave Point on March 22.

The money will be used to purchase more safety vests and install up to 10 Silent Sentry points containing life buoys along the south coast.

But Foundation member Graeme Drew said the major focus will be on improving signs warning of the dangers presented by the ocean.

He said the signs were not working and needed to be standardised in line with other states.

“We want to get all the appropriate groups together – Department of Environment and Conservation, City of Albany and police – to make the signs more appropriate and get the message across,” he said.

“We just want to find out if we are getting the right message across, to identify the dangers.”

Mr Drew said every year more facilities along the coast are being provided for sight-seeing, but nothing was being done about approrpiate warning signs for people of all nationalities.

“Signs need to include a pictures as well as text,” he said.

“Signs along the coast in NSW and Victoria have been standardised.”

Ali’s father and cousin travelled to Albany and paid for the use of a boat and plane. His body was found five days after police called off the search.

Mr Drew said Foundation members supported the family and found the young man’s body after studying tides to determine its possible drift.

The Foundation has installed two Silent Sentries and made available safety vests to rock fishers after receiving donations and government funding since it was established after Nathan Drew drowned in 2003.

A stall at the Weekender Classic on June 1 raised $1,000.