1. Recreational Fisheries: A National Perspective
Research by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Andy Moore

2. A national recreational survey
National survey in
Intermittent state-wide surveys
Policy for a more competitive and sustainable fisheries sector – 2013
Conduct regular national recreational fishing surveys
No national picture of rec fishing since the NRIFS
Some attempts since then have been unsuccessful, and have noted that the lack of progress relates to the complexity of meeting the information needs of different stakeholders over different scales and for different purposes
Government’s policy for a more competitive and sustainable fisheries sector contained an objective to undertake regular national surveys that collect catch and fishing effort, social and economic information that can be aggregated to show a national picture of recreational fishing
ABARES received funding during to undertake a project to develop a framework for these regular surveys. Important to note the ‘currency’ of the project – engagement and consultation.
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3. Characteristics of a national survey
Repeatable
Comparable
Cost-effective
Trusted by stakeholders
Statistically robust
Representative
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4. Previous work How to repeat the NRIFS Consultation with stakeholders
Social & economic workshops
Determine output specifications
Three options
Time align jurisdictional surveys
Conduct a national survey independently of the jurisdictions
Conduct a national social and economic survey
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5. National survey objectives
Determine participation rate
Assess expenditure
Assess fishers’ attitudes and awareness
National and jurisdictional outputs
A large success of the project was reaching agreement on national survey objectives. This was done with key stakeholders – jurisdictional fishery managers, rec fishing industry and key experts
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6. Current project Agree on final survey type
Use existing data to determine sample size and coverage
Develop output specifications
Ready for implementation in 2018
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7. Southern bluefin tuna survey
Popular recreational species
Recreational fishery growing over the last 10 years
Important commercial species
Listed as conservation dependant
Managed through Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
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8. Need to understand harvest
International obligations
Account for all forms of mortality
Important for resource sharing
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9. National SBT survey Commencing December 2018 – 1 year
On-site and off-site approaches
South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales
To determine catch and effort
Harvest
Release
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10. National outlook World class fisheries science & management
Largely open access
Very few limitations
With great power comes great responsibility
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