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Measuring the economic value of recreational fishing at a national level

Project number: 2012-214
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $65,000.00
Principal Investigator: Ewan A. Colquhoun
Organisation: Ridge Partners
Project start/end date: 17 May 2012 - 29 Nov 2012
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Recreational fisheries have no reliable and acceptable methodology or mechanisms to measure their economic value (direct and indirect) to Australians.
More broadly, the sector has no clear understanding of end-user requirements for its economic data, and the most appropriate means of obtaining the required data.
The impacts of this problem are direct, substantial, local and national. Measurement enables monitoring of performance, which enables management of the resource to consistently achieve best outcomes. Lack of measurement means the sector cannot:
1. quantify the operational or economic size of the national fishery on a reliable and repeatable basis, and therefore can not measure or manage economic performance changes over time
2. demonstrate with acceptable accuracy the economic contribution to regional and national economies, at any time,
3. justify and motivate investment by communities, investors and agencies in recreational fishing,
4. clearly and unambiguously demonstrate that it is a relevant sector or contributor to regional and national economies.

The RFAC's 2011 Strategy identifies at least 2 goals (as follows) that demand some type of economic measure to demontrate that they have been achieved.
- Recreational fishing is acknowledged as an important activity that contributes to the health and well-being of Australian society.
- Recreational fishers have access to a fair and reasonable share of Australia’s fish resources.

Objectives

1. Identify end-users of Recreational Fishing data, their economic data needs, and appropriate data collection methods
2. Identify and short-list appropriate economic indicators and the preferred "GVP Equivalent" cross-jurisdictional approach
3. Establish a project Steering Group to work with the consultant, raise stakeholder awareness, and carry the project forward
4. Estimate and document the initial "GVP Equivalent" for the Recreational Fishing Sector by key jurisdiction and for the nation
5. Establish an Action Plan (resources, responsibilities, timing, etc) for measuring the economic contribution of the Recreational Fishing Sector or a repeatable annual basis
6. Establish a GVP Equivalent value of Recreational and Indigenous Fisheries as a permanent component of DAFF's determination of the Australian Fishing Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-038
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aboriginal fisheries in New South Wales: determining catch, cultural significance of species and traditional fishing knowledge needs

This report presents the results of a Fisheries Research Development Corporation (FRDC) funded study of Aboriginal fisheries in New South Wales. A key objective of the study was to address information gaps in relation to catch, cultural significance of species and traditional fishing knowledge (TFK)...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Cross University (SCU) Lismore Campus
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-417
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

National People Development: Membership of PIEFA to support and encourage the teaching and learning in Australian schools of information related to the Australian Fishing Industry

PIEFA was established in 2007 with bipartisan government support following an extensive series of roundtables and working party meetings supported by the federal Minister of Agriculture. PIEFA became operational in April 2010 with support from the government, education and industry sectors. The...
ORGANISATION:
Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-714.30
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: economic management guidance for Australian abalone fisheries

Current Australian abalone fisheries management primarily uses biological and catch data to set total allowable catch limits (TACs). Performance targets are usually based on trends in catch rate or catch and aim to maintain these indicators within historic bounds that have prevented recruitment...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-017
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Maximise yield or minimise risk in the Blacklip Abalone fishery: using biological data to direct harvest strategies

The primary goal of this research was to identify attributes of the seasonal biology of Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis rubra; hereafter referred to as Blacklip) that may be beneficial for optimising fishing strategies. The optimum months to harvest Blacklip to maximise yield were identified using a...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-201
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Implementing a spatial assessment and decision process to improve fishery management outcomes using geo-referenced diver data

Fishing activity was captured across 53,852 one Hectare hex grid cells across Tasmania. A total of 113,164 diving hours were recorded across 125,536 individual fishing events (Table 1). Between 2012 and 2016, the Tasmanian Geo-Fishery Dependent Data (GFDD) program captured between 85 % and 90 % of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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