Publication Date
2010
Series Number
Fisheries Research Report No. 203
Publisher
Western Australian Department of Fisheries
ISBN
1 921258 83 7
ISSN
1035 - 4549
Abstract
The aim of this report was to explore the data collected by VFLOs from 1995 - 2007 in each of the state’s four marine bioregions. During this period, volunteers undertook >2,000 days of activities, the majority of which were educational displays at events such as boat shows and patrols in coastal, marine and estuarine environs. Patrols focused on interviews with recreational anglers to provide information about sustainable fishing and collect data on catch and effort.
Number of Pages
52
Keywords
Recreational fishing; Recreational fishery statistics; Community participation; Fishery surveys; Data processing; Catch and effort; Check lists; Western Australia
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Recommended Citation
Smallwood, C. B., Thomson, A., Harris, D. and Johnston, D. 2010. The Volunteer Fisheries Liaison Officer (VFLO) program: an analysis of recreational fishing data from 1995 – 2007. Department of Fisheries, Government of Western Australia. 52pp.
