Featured, Practices
PROJECT ICEFISH
A small team of researchers are taking a closer look into the way we fishos dispatch fish intended for the table.
Enhancing, Featured
Going with the Flow
As fishers, we rely on our ability to anticipate where fish will be. In seeking to understand where freshwater fish go and why, most of us at one time or another have probably observed native fish aggregating below waterfalls/weirs and other barriers, and worked out that certain cues trigger a desire to move upstream among […]
Featured, Practices
Mud Crabs as Easy as ABC
Researchers have teamed up with commercial Mud Crabbers and recreational fishers as part of this project to develop an easy to follow way to work out whether a Mud Crab is ready to eat.
Featured, Sustainability
Tackling Climate Change
A project funded under the National Recreational Fishing Industry Development Strategy has been investigating how climate change is likely to impact on recreational fishing in Australia and how we, as recreational fishers, should adapt to the impacts of climate change, and mitigate our contribution to climate change through changing practices.
Featured
Recfishing Research’s priorities announced for 2014
The need to understand the benefits of recreational fishing was a key theme this year, including understanding the contribution that recreational fishing makes to the economy and employment market nationally, to the community through volunteering, and to social outcomes through enhancing the health and wellbeing of the Australian public. Recfishing Research will work with researchers, […]
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Podcast
Do Golden Snapper that I release survive
Posted on 13 December 2012
Do Golden Snapper that I release survive [ 15:18 ] Play Now | Download Recfishing Research was lucky enough to join staff from Northern Territory Dept. of Resources on a recent field trip to Bynoe Harbour to tag Golden Snapper (Lutjanus johnii) as part of an ongoing monitoring program. Golden Snapper are widely distributed, inhabiting […] Continue Reading
Podcast
How does the Fish Habitat Network benefit me as a recreational fisher
Posted on 14 November 2012
How does the Fish Habitat Network benefit me as a recreational fisher [ 19:05 ] Play Now | Download A lot of recreational fishers out there may not have heard of the Fish Habitat Network, which is a progressive group led by recreational fishers to help improve recreational fishing opportunities through restoring and enhancing fish […] Continue Reading
Podcast
How do dams, road crossings and weirs affect my fishing?
Posted on 30 October 2012
How do dams, road crossings and weirs affect my fishing? [ 20:40 ] Play Now | Download Today we talk to Tim Marsden, Senior Researcher with the Queensland Government’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, to learn a bit about how dams and other barriers can impact on recreational fishing, and what can be done […] Continue Reading
Podcast
Does habitat rehabilitation improve my fishing
Posted on 09 October 2012
Does habitat rehabilitation improve my fishing [ 17:22 ] Play Now | Download Today we are looking at fish Habitat rehabilitation, now you may think that it’s a doom and gloom story for our waterways but fact there are not only good stories but it’s amazing how with a little effort fisherman can make an […] Continue Reading
Podcast
Maximising the survival of released fish
Posted on 09 October 2012
Fishing For Answers 1 – Maximising the chances of survival of released fish [ 23:14 ] Play Now | Download There are a number of things you can do to help ensure the fish you catch have the best chance of survival after release, in this podcast we talk to Bill Sawynok and get some […] Continue Reading
Podcast
ABC Interview on Tilapia in Nth Qld
Posted on 09 October 2012
Standard Podcast [ 7:21 ] Play Now | Download Tilapia are an invasive species that can cause major problems for local species, This ABC Regional interview from 2009 with Geoff McPherson helps to explain the problems Tilapia create. Continue Reading
News
Bright future for recreational fishers in Australia
Posted on 12 August 2013
Recreational fishing is big business in Australia. With an estimated 4-5 million recreational fishers in Australia, the annual contribution to the economy through fishing could exceed $2.5 billion. This sizeable community and industry needs well planned research and development to support it, as well as extension of research results to end users. Continue Reading
News
New faces and new feel for Recfishing Research
Posted on 12 August 2013
Recfishing Research recently appointed a new steering committee to help Australia’s recreational fishing community to identify and address their collective research needs at a national and regional scale. The group’s new Program Coordinator, Matt Barwick said “I’m really excited about working with Recfishing Research’s new steering committee – we have been really lucky to build […] Continue Reading
News
Additional guidance provided to applicants wishing to address 2014 national priority “Estimate the economic value of recreational fishing in Australia, and its contribution to employment and through volunteering”
Posted on 12 August 2013
Recfishing Research’s steering committee has offered additional guidance to applicants wishing to address the following research priority identified by the recreational fishing community for 2014: “Estimate the economic value of recreational fishing in Australia, and its contribution to employment and through volunteering” The attached document is intended to highlight key elements associated with addressing this […] Continue Reading
Management, News
Suntag records 1 Millionth Fish
Posted on 07 August 2013
Suntag has passed the most significant milestone in its 27 years with 1,000,000 fish in the database. It is one of the largest volunteer tagged fish databases in the world (we think the largest). Making up that total are 692,000 tagged fish, 280,000 fish from catches and 54,000 recaptures with over 25,000 fishers contributing information […] Continue Reading
News
Expressions of Interest sought for Recfishing Research Steering Committee membership
Posted on 06 May 2013
We are calling for Expressions of Interest from people with suitable skills and experience to be considered for a position on Recfishing Research’s steering committee for a period of two years. Positions are voluntary appointments which give members an opportunity to contribute to the future of fishing in Australia through helping to enhance outcomes achieved […] Continue Reading
News, Statistics
What price to put on happiness?
Posted on 12 April 2013
A project funded through the National Recreational Fishing Industry Development Strategy has developed an issues paper which discusses different methods for estimating the economic value of the recreational fishing sector in Australia. The paper considers the range of different purposes that economic value information might be used for, which informs the techniques that are suitable. […] Continue Reading
News
National Code of Practice
Posted on 14 November 2012
Many Australians love fishing. More than 3.5 million Australians fish annually for recreation and sport. This means about one in every five Australians enjoy fishing and half of all Australian households own fishing tackle. However, with the enjoyment of a natural resource comes responsibility for its sustainability and well being. This National Code of Practice […] Continue Reading
Benefits, Capacity, Enhancing, Management, News, Practices, Statistics, Sustainability
National Recreational Fishing Conference 2012
Posted on 28 September 2012
“National Recreational Fishing Conference 2012″, published in Escape With ET Recreational fishing in Australia has changed a lot over the years. It’s not enough to just know a lot about catching fish these days. We’re constantly bombarded by a flurry of information, issues, and politics which impact on our sport, and our enjoyment of it. Climate […] Continue Reading
