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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-505

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Australia's National Recreational Fishing Conference 2017

Following on from the success of the 2012 and 2015 National Recreational Fishing Conferences, the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation was successful in securing a funding grant from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) to deliver a National Recreational Fishing Conference...

ORGANISATION:

Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-056

PROJECT STATUS:

CURRENT

Evaluation of a smart-phone application to collect recreational fishing catch estimates, including an assessment against an independent probability based survey, using South Australia as a case study

Information on recreational catch and effort is becoming increasingly important to inform fishery stock assessment and the sustainable management of fisheries resources. As smartphone applications ('apps') become more sophisticated and widely available, they are increasingly being used to record...

ORGANISATION:

University of Adelaide

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National Recreational Fishing Conference bursary 2019

Project number: 2019-146

Project Status:

Completed

Budget expenditure: $31,796.17

Principal Investigator: Owen Li

Organisation: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Project start/end date: 20 Oct 2019 - 19 Dec 2019

Contact:

FRDC

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Need

This bursary will deliver against one of Recreational Fishing Research’s RD&E priorities this year: “Upskilling current and emerging leaders within the recreational fishing community”. The bursary will also deliver against the FRDC nominated RD&E priority of “People development”. The National Conference is an excellent opportunity to bring young leaders together to learn about and discuss topical issues and the applications of citizen science to the future of recreational fishing.

Engagements with the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation, and representatives from several state peak bodies have indicated there is a real need to create more learning and development opportunities for current and emerging leaders in the community. This proposal will outline how state peak bodies and the recreational fishing community will be engaged with the aim of sending 2 representatives from each state to the National Conference. This project will give bursary recipients a forum to share their goals and visions for recreational fishing with other leaders before the conference, mentorship during the conference itself, and a platform to share their learning and intentions after the conference.

Objectives

1. Proactively work with the state peak bodies and recreational fishing community to identify current and emerging leaders worthy of receiving the bursary

2. Provide a platform for bursary recipients to share experiences, vision, and learnings

3. Provide bursary recipients opportunities to form collaborative relationships with leaders from other states

Final report

Author: Recfishing Research

Final Report

Summary

Introduction
Over the 10th and 11th of December 2019, the Australian Recreational Fishing Federation held their biannual National recreational Fishing Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. The theme of this conference was “Our Fishing. Our Research. Our Recreational Future”.

In response to the ARFF’s request, the FRDC commissioned a bursary program for 16 individuals from around the country (2 from NT, QLD, TAS, VIC and WA, 3 from NSW, 1 from SA, and 2 Indigenous representatives). 5 leaders from the Victorian Fishing Authority’s Women in Recreational Fishing (WIRF) network were also invited to join activities organised for the bursary winner, and 2 members of Recfish West, whose expenses were paid by Recfish West were also allowed to join the activities.

Program participants attended a half-day introductory workshop the day before the conference, had full access to all conference activities for the 10th -11th of December including the gala dinner, and attended a half-day consolidation workshop on the 12th when feedback was gathered before returning home.

Bursary recipients
Upon application, the bursary winners provided answers to the following:

Why do you wish to attend this specific conference?
What do you intend to do for the recreational fishing community upon your return from the conference?

The following are the bursary recipients and their affiliations:

Howard Jones (TAS) - Executive member of Anglers Alliance Tasmania.
Gary France (TAS) - Anglers Alliance Tasmania.
Mitchell McMaster (VIC) - Geelong and Bellarine Facilitator for Fishcare.
Tom Clayson (VIC) - Member of Fishcare.
Laura Schroder (SA) - Marine Scientist
Melita McKinnon (NT) - Amateur Fishermen’s Association Northern Territory, Darwin Game Fishing Club
Kurt Davis (QLD) - Marine Scientist
Robbie Porter (QLD) - Central Moreton Bay Chapter for OzFish Unlimited
Adam Martin (NSW) - Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation
Eric Burns (NSW) - Jindabyne Branch of the Monaro Acclimatization Society
David Harris (NSW) - Team leader Inland Waterways OsFish Unlimited
Alanna Hubbard (WA) - Recfishwests
Steph Watts (WA) - Recfishwest,

PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-213

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Tackle Box - Fishing at home during Covid 19

This project examined the impact of Covid-19 on recreational fishing using a citizen science approach. The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) teamed up with Infofish Australia Pty Ltd to use recaptures of tagged fish in Queensland and fishing competitions around Australia in novel...

ORGANISATION:

Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF)

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Bursaries to fund three South Australian Recreational Fishing community members to attend the National Recreational Fishing Conference 2019

Project number: 2019-154

Project Status:

Completed

Budget expenditure: $4,994.78

Principal Investigator: Sam Stone

Organisation: Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)

Project start/end date: 2 Feb 2020 - 29 Apr 2020

Contact:

FRDC

TAGS

Need

Co-management is an arrangement whereby responsibilities and obligations for sustainable fisheries management are negotiated, shared and delegated at appropriate levels between government, recreational fishers, Aboriginal traditional fishers, the commercial fishing industry and other key stakeholders such as conservation groups (Neville 2008).

The Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council (MRFAC) was formed to improve dialogue and communication between recreational fishers and Government. The primary role of the MRFAC is to provide feedback and advice to government on recreational fishing development issues, initiatives and policies that impact the recreational fishing sector. The MRFAC strives to pursue opportunities to improve the co-management arrangements for the recreational fishery.

In 2010/11 an engagement project was undertaken by PIRSA to better understand what recreational fishing means to people and what future they want for their sector. Discussions generated consistent themes and issues of concern to recreational fishers, including sustainable fishing, ongoing access, funding and leadership, governance, education and promotion of the sector.

The outputs from this project identified opportunities for incorporating 'grass roots' input from the recreational sector into fisheries management processes in South Australia (Rowling et al. in prep) must include public consultation opportunities and participation in (1) technical working groups; (2) regional recreational committees; & (3) community forums.

This project aims to enhance these jurisdictional-based opportunities by increasing national-level capacity building opportunities for members of the South Australian community. In addition to the personal development aspect, the ability to create connections and links to the recreational community leaders from other states and territories will be invaluable to the future stewarding of the South Australian Recreational Fishing community.

Objectives

1. To ensure increased participation of South Australian Recreational community members in national Recreational forums

2. Increased provision of pathways and opportunities to assist in better representing the Recreational community on both a state and national level.

3. Increased education and knowledge building opportunities for individual members of the South Australian and Australian Recreational Fishing Community

4. Increased capacity building opportunity for members of the South Australian Recreational Community

5. Support in increasing attendance and networking opportunities for the recreational community across states and territories with a view to increase linkages and information sharing nation-wide

PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-206

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Indigenous fishing subprogram: Business Nous - Indigenous business development opportunities and impediments in the fishing and seafood industry

The Business Nous Project (BN) research and outputs have been finalised in November 2019 with the completion of the website and workshop outputs and the project evaluation. The project delivered successfully on three of the four objectives with the workshop component of the project is being held in...

ORGANISATION:

Affectus Pty Ltd

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Building capability and capacity of women in recreational fishing: online course development

Project number: 2022-033

Project Status:

Completed

Budget expenditure: $113,490.00

Principal Investigator: Jo-Anne D. Starling

Organisation: River and Sea Pty Ltd

Project start/end date: 17 Jan 2023 - 15 Dec 2024

Contact:

FRDC

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Need

The project aligns with FRDC outcomes and enabling strategies – building capability and capacity (4); and provide foundational information and support services (5). and outcomes addressing a culture that is inclusive and forward thinking (3): community trust, respect and value (5); growth for enduring prosperity (1) and best practices and production systems (2)

Whilst resources throughout the recreational fishing sector exist, there is a gap for learning materials that are structured to enable learning – often content does not consider learning outcomes, the sequence or activities necessary to learn and apply, or mechanisms to assess and recognise competency. There is also a gap in learning that specifically targets adults — with a recruitment focus of women and breaking down perceived barriers to entry — with a holistic approach that can take one from beginner to competent and well-versed angler.

Developing such a course will:
- Break down perceived barriers to entry for women into recreational fishing
- Facilitate a measurable, fast-tracked, capability-based journey into recreational fishing
- Establish and provide a gateway into other opportunities in fishing and aquaculture through recreational fishing
- Contribute to increasing the percentage of positive and collaborative individuals in the recreational fishing community through developing capability and capacity build a database of enthusiastic recreational fishers and their competencies

This course will actively work to increase the economic throughput of the recreational fishing sector by breaking down the barriers-to-entry for a vast and largely untapped segment of the market (women), which has the parallel benefit of shifting the perceived value of recreational fishing as a lifestyle, thus increasing the household investment in the activity.

The course intends to inspire a fresh generation of thought-leaders in the recreational fishing community, enabling a broad appreciation of the interplay of layers that influence and impact positive fishing experiences and a robust fishery.

Objectives

1. Provide practical fishing skills along with environmental, biological and philosophical content to encourage effective stewardship, leadership and advocacy for the recreational fishing sector, with links into the seafood industry.

2. Build recreational fishing technical and leadership capability and capacity and break down perceived entry barriers for women

3. Develop a sector led product facilitated by and contributing to enhancing women in recreational fishing through the Women's Recreational Fishing League Inc

4. Contribute to creating a respectful mindset by understanding shared resource, responsibilities and collaboration opportunities to build capability and capacity of female recreational fishers to drive change with other sectors

5. Enable female participants to see and pursue development pathways in recreational fishing

6. Enable the recognition of best practice and foundational capability development of recreational fishers through a co-designed course

PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-153

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Fishing and Aquaculture Workforce Capability Framework

In 2023 RM Consulting Group (RMCG) was contracted by FRDC to develop a Fisheries and Aquaculture (F&A) Workforce Capability Framework (hereafter referred to as the Framework) that would be used as a high-level, standardised tool across all F&A sectors. The FRDC and other groups in leadership...

ORGANISATION:

RM Consulting Group (RMCG)

TAGS

Workforce

Leadership

Capacity Building

PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-124

PROJECT STATUS:

CURRENT