State-wide survey of boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia 2013/14

Authors

K.L. Ryan
N.G. Hall
E.K. Lai
C.B. Smallwood
S.M. Taylor
B.S. Wise

Publication Date

11-2015

Series Number

268

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

ISBN

978-1-877098-00-0

ISSN

2202-5758

Abstract

Based on the outcomes of an international workshop on recreational fishing survey methods in 2010, the Department of Fisheries developed an integrated survey involving several methods to provide a robust and cost-effective approach for obtaining annual estimates of recreational catch by boat-based fishers at both state-wide and bioregional levels.

Number of Pages

200

Keywords

Recreational fishing, Recreational fishery statistics, Fishery surveys, Boats, Fishing effort, Catch and effort, Catch statistics, Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries

Recommended Citation

Ryan, K.L., Hall, N.G., Lai, E.K., Smallwood, C.B., Taylor, S.M., Wise, B.S. 2015. State-wide survey of boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia 2013/14. Fisheries Research Report No. 268, Department of Fisheries, Western Australia. 208pp.