Description
Key Points:
- Pilbara recreational fishing competitions are helping to track the sustainability of pelagic species like Spanish mackerel.
- Over 500 pelagic fish have been sampled at Pilbara fishing competitions over 5 years.
- This information goes towards DPIRD’s assessment of Spanish mackerel and monitoring the large pelagic resource in the North Coast Bioregion.
Publication Date
7-2025
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
City
Perth
Number of Pages
3
Keywords
pilbara, fishing, fisheries, pelagic fish, spanish mackerel
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Environmental Monitoring
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2025), Fisheries Science Update - Pilbara Fishing Competition Science 2020 to 2024 - July 2025. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fscu/10
