With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.