Recreational fishing: what's the catch?

Canberra 30-3 1 August 1994
D.A. Hancock (editor)

Contents
Foreword
D.C.Smith (p iii)

Summary of points raised during Session discussions
D.A.Hancock (p 1)

Welcome and opening
R.E.Reichelt (p 9)

Keynote Address-Recreational fishing: what's the catch?
R.E.Keamey (p 10)

Discussion of Keynote Address
Recorded by K.R. Rowling (p 24)

Session 1: International overview

Chairperson's Introduction
J.G.Pepperel1 (p 29)

Strategies for data collection in marine recreational and commercial linefisheries of South Africa
R.P. van der Elst and A. Penney (p 31)

Measuring the response of recreational fisheries to management strategies in the United States: the role of creel surveys
S. P. Malvestuto (p 42)

Determining the recreational share of New Zealand's marine harvest
L.Teirtley (p 48)

A review of recreational fishing surveys in Australia
D.McGlennon (p 61)

Discussion of Session 1
Recorded by K.R. Rowlitg. (p 71)

Session 2: Measuring catch and effort-the theory

Chairperson's Introduction
N.Caputi (p 77)

Estimation of angler harvest rates for recreational fisheries using creel surveys: current limitations and options for improvement
S. P. Malvestuto. (p 80)

An assessment of the 'bus-route' method for estimating angler effort
I.L. Woolcock and M.A. Kinloch. (p 88)

Tailoring survey design to information requirements
L.D. West (p 94)

Discussion of Session 2
Recorded by S. G. Ayvazian (p 98)

Session 3: Measuring catch and effort-the practice

Chairperson's Introduction
D.McGlennon (p 105)

A survey of recreational trailer boat fishing in the marine waters of New South Wales-a case study
A.S. Steffe and J.J. Murphy (p 106)

Recreational fishing surveys in the Northern Territory-1978 to 1993
R.K.Griffin (p 113)

Mail surveys of Tasmanian inland water recreational fisheries: preliminary results and sources of error
P.E. Davies (p 120)

Recreational fishing information systems: 'It's about time, it's about space'
N. Trainor (p 131)

Discussion of Session 3
Recorded by M.A. Kinloch (p 137)

General Discussion-Day one
Recorded by KJ. Mchughlin (p 144)

Session 4: Socio-economics of recreational fishing

Chairperson's Introduction
B.Kaufmann (p 149)

What's the value of fish in the recreational and commercial sectors?
P. Lal (p 150)

The role of recreational and commercial values in the recreation and commercial management of multi-use fisheries-application to Western Australian salmon
P.B. McLeod (p 151)

If sustainability fails, who loses most?
D. L. Baker and B.E. Pierce (p 159)

Discussion of Session 4
Recorded by S. Bolton (p 167)

Session 5: Resource allocation-a forum

Chairperson's Introduction.
C.M.MacDonald (p 175)

Fisheries resource allocation-a commiercial perspective--I
T.D. Loveday (p 179)

Fisheries resource allocation-a conmercial perspective--II
B.C.Jefies (p 184)

Fisheries resource allocation-a recreational perspective-I
M.D.Ramsay (p 189)

Fisheries resource allocation-a recreational perspective-II
J.R.Millyard (p 193)

Resource allocation-a management perspective
P.P. Rogers and R.R. Gould (p 195)

Discussion of Session 5
Recorded by S. Conron. (p 202)

Session 6: Management of recreational fishing

Chairperson's Introduction
P.P.Rogers (p 213)

Management of recreational fishing in inland waters in Tasmania
W. Fulton and A. C. Sanger (p 214)

Management of recreational fishing in Queensland
H.L.Gwynne (p 220)

Managing recreational fishers-changing the mindset
D.A.Hall(p 224)

Discussion of Session 6
Recorded by F. B. Prokop (p 228)

General Discussion
Recorded by R.H. Winstanley (p 1235)

Summing up
R.E.Kearney (p 251)

List of participants (p 257)

Workshop programme (p 265)

Abstracts from ASFB 1994 Annual Conference (p 269)