Publication Date
4-2011
Series Number
Fisheries Research Report No. 216
Publisher
Government of Western Australia Department of Fisheries
ISBN
978-1-921845-11-6
ISSN
1035 - 4549
Abstract
Recreational fishing is a popular activity throughout Western Australia, including adjacent to the populous Perth Metropolitan area. Understanding the level of catch and effort associated with this activity is essential for the sustainable management of fish stocks. Whilst the focus of recent surveys in the Perth Metropolitan area has been on boat-based fishers targeting demersal species, shore-based fishing has not been measured for many years. Recent changes to management controls for these demersal species, including the implementation of a fishing boat licence, may increase existing pressures on nearshore stocks by displacing fishing effort onto these resources. Therefore, a need exists for the collection of information on the behaviour and catch of recreational shore-based fishers to support management measures.
Number of Pages
60
Keywords
Recreational fishing; Recreational fishery statistics; Fishery surveys; Fishing effort; Catch and effort; Catch statistics; Fishery management; Perth metropolitan area - Western Australia; Western Australia
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Recommended Citation
Smallwood, C. B., Pollock, K. H., Wise, B.S., Hall, N.G. and Gaughan, D.J. 2011. Quantifying recreational fishing catch and effort: a pilot study of shore-based fishers in the Perth Metropolitan area. Fisheries Research Report No. 216. Final NRM Report - Project No. 09040. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia. 60pp.
