Publication Date
9-2013
Series Number
Fisheries Research Report No. 243
Publisher
Government of Western Australia Department of Fisheries
ISBN
978-1-921845-59-8
ISSN
1035 - 4549
Abstract
Aerial surveys are a useful tool for obtaining data on the spatial distribution of recreational fishing and estimating fishing effort. Following the successful application of this method in the Perth Metropolitan area, aerial surveys were conducted around Carnarvon and Shark Bay from June to August 2012. Recreational shore-based fishers were identified by fishing method (i.e., line fishing, ballooning, netting and spearfishing) and their location geo-referenced. Additional information on non-fishers, camps, boat trailers, vehicles and boats anchored or on the beach was also recorded. A combination of systematic random and stratified random sampling was employed, providing good estimates of fishing effort when conducting 6 and 9 surveys per month in Shark Bay and Carnarvon, respectively.
Number of Pages
44
Keywords
Gascoyne Coast Bioregion - Western Australia; Aerial surveys; Fishery surveys; Recreational fishing; Fishing effort; Geographical distribution; Carnarvon - Western Australia; Shark Bay - Western Australia
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Recommended Citation
Smallwood, C. B. and Gaughan, D.J. 2013. Aerial surveys of shore-based recreational fishing in Carnarvon and Shark Bay: June to August 2012. Fisheries Research Report No. 243. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia. 44pp.
