A survey of boat-based recreational fishing in inner Shark Bay 2016/17

Authors

S.M Taylor
Aldo S. Steffe
E.K. Lai
K. L. Ryan
Gary Jackson

Publication Date

10-2018

Series Number

291

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

ISBN

978-1-921258-13-8

ISSN

2202-5758

Abstract

Monitoring the temporal and spatial variability in recreational fishing provides necessary information for assessing resource sustainability, monitoring resource allocation and informing fisheries management. This is particularly important in inner Shark Bay because recreational fishing occurs in a World Heritage Area and Marine Park. The majority of boat-based recreational fishers in inner Shark Bay target Pink Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) and three genetically distinct stocks of this species occur in the Denham Sound, Eastern Gulf and Freycinet Estuary Management Zones.

Number of Pages

83

Keywords

Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries

Recommended Citation

Taylor, S. M., Steffe, A. S., Lai, E. K. M., Ryan, K. L. and Jackson, G. 2018. A survey of boat-based recreational fishing in inner Shark Bay 2016/17. Fisheries Research Report No. 291, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. 87 pp.