ASFB Workshop 2008

Tuesday 16 September 2008
"Assessing Recreational Fisheries - Current and Future Challenges"

Workshop Aims

• 1. Provide an overview of current policy direction, management strategies and research programmes for each jurisdiction (state, territory, federal, New Zealand, USA).
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• 2. Understand and develop the partnership between recreational fisheries management and research.
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• 3. Discuss existing and novel approaches for assessing recreational fisheries.
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• 4. Provide a forum for stakeholders to present their vision on what sustainable recreational fisheries should look like in 20 years.
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Who would benefit from attending the workshop?

• - Anyone with an interest in the sustainable development of recreational fisheries in Australia.
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• - Fisheries managers – be involved in a discussion of various management strategies and their strengths and weaknesses.
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• - Researchers – be involved in a discussion of the relative merits of the assessment methods that are vital for determining the status of recreational fisheries and plan for future research needs.
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• - Stakeholder/industry groups - articulate your views on research provided for issues within recreational fishing, consider the views of other stakeholders and discuss management and research options for the future.