Publication Date
8-1999
Series Number
115
Publisher
Fisheries Western Australia
City
Perth
ISBN
0 7309 8428 1
ISSN
1035 - 4549
Abstract
A survey of recreational fishers in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia was conducted in July 1996 to provide information required by fisheries managers. Catch rates, attitudinal, demographic and economic information from boat-based and shore-based fishers was collected by Fisheries Officers. Pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) was the primary species caught by boatbased recreational fishers in the region. Various species of whiting were the predominant catch from shore-based anglers. Most fishers interviewed (80%) supported the introduction of an upper limit on the amount of fish and fillets that a person could take away from the Gascoyne region for personal or family use. The majority of fishers (93%) indicated that they would support the introduction of additional fishing regulations if these were needed to maintain the quality of fishing in the Gascoyne region.
Number of Pages
30
Keywords
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, recreational fishing, Gascoyne, boat-based fishing, shore-based fishing, Pagrus auratus, pink snapper, whiting, fishing regulations
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Sumner, N R,
and
Steckis, R A.
(1999), Fisheries research report No. 115 - Statistical analysis of Gascoyne region recreational fishing study July 1996. Fisheries Western Australia, Perth. Report 115.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_rr/176
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