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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-314
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Strengthening partnerships and relationships within the recreational fishing sector

Currently across Australia there are a number of formal, non-formal and ad hoc or loosely aligned industry groups representing specific sectoral interests within the recreational fishing industry. While each group has a specific cause and unique constituency, unnecessary duplication, ineffective...
ORGANISATION:
Recfish Australia
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1994-053
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

An assessment of the impact of offshore recreational fishing in NSW waters on the management of commercial fisheries

Conflict between the recreational and commercial sectors has long been a fisheries management problem. This conflict has been escalating in recent years as both sectors attempt to maximise catches. Consequently, there is increasing pressure being applied to fisheries managers to make appropriate...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)

Tactical Research Fund: Reducing the impact of discarded recreational fishing tackle on coastal seabirds

Project number: 2011-057
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $40,000.00
Principal Investigator: Matthew J. Campbell
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date: 15 Jan 2012 - 15 Mar 2013
Contact:
FRDC

Need

This proposal will address the FRDC Recfishing Research priority area "Assessing the impact of recreational fishing methods on conservation values of aquatic habitats" as announced in the 2012 Annual Competitive Round Call for Expressions Of Interest. After making inquiries with seabird rescue organisations, it has become apparent that seabird entanglements in discarded fishing tackle is of major concern. Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital report that their rescue unit responded to approximately 300 calls for bird entanglements in discarded fishing tackle in 2011 (to August 1). Further, the Rescue Hotline of Pelican and Seabird Rescue Inc. have received approximately 400 calls in 2011 (to the time of writing - 10/9/2011). These figures are unacceptable and measures need to be taken to decrease the incidence of seabird interactions with discarded recreational fishing tackle. The injuries that result from these interactions are often catastrophic, with a high proportion of entangled animals being euthanised. Healthy Waterways has produced a provocative poster, attached, depicting a pair of budgerigars surrounded by fishing line and hooks. Such negative stereotypes need to be addressed and, as such, there is a need to educate recreational fishers as to the consequences of the careless discarding of fishing tackle. This subject was recently highlighted in a Queensland recreational fishing publication, Queensland Fishing Monthly (see attachment). Both recreational fishing representative groups, Sunfish and Ecofishers, have expressed concern regarding this issue. A fifteen minute search at a secluded recreational fishing location in the northern suburbs of Brisbane by two people resulted in the collection of the fishing tackle pictured in the attachment (13/09/2011 - Tingalpa Creek). Although this could be construed as an environmental problem and beyond the purview of FRDC, it certainly reflects poorly on recreational fishers and, as such, an extension/educational project would help alleviate the problems highlighted in this proposal.

Objectives

1. Quantify the extent of seabird entanglement in northern Moreton Bay
2. Convene a workshop involving relevant stakeholders in order to establish methods for mitigating seabird entanglements
3. Promote the responsible removal of discarded fishing tackle from popular fishing locations in northern Moreton Bay

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-7345-0437-1
Author: Matthew Campbell
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-001
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Predicting the impacts of shifting recreational fishing effort towards inshore species

The project outputs have led to the following outcomes: 1. A model has been developed enabling reliable estimation of mortality of fish species that undertake size-related, unidirectional, offshore movements from age and length data. This new modelling approach is likely to be applicable to stocks...
ORGANISATION:
Murdoch University
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