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How satisfied are flathead fishers ?
Simon Conron
Port Phillip Bay Sand Flathead focus group meeting (Albert Park, 23 May 2018)
Victorian Fisheries Authority
- f Port Phillip Bay fishers like to
catch flathead
How satisfied are flathead fishers ? Simon Conron Victorian - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
How satisfied are flathead fishers ? Simon Conron Victorian - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
How satisfied are flathead fishers ? Simon Conron Victorian Fisheries Authority Port Phillip Bay Sand Flathead focus group meeting (Albert Park, 23 May 2018) of Port Phillip Bay fishers like to catch flathead What are the species you prefer
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What are the species you prefer to catch ?
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Gummy shark Calamari Flathead King George whiting Snapper
%
40%
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 1 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 20 % of angler trips Number of flathead retained per angler trip
Targeted flathead trips: 2010/11 - 2016/17
Creel surveys: Most angler flathead trips take < 10 flathead
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Percentage of sand flathead in catches
20 40 60 80 100 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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Flathead
37 % 46%
Preferred species to catch
17% 23%
Flathead Non Flathead
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Preferred species to catch
10 20 30 40 50 Gummy shark Calamari King George whiting Snapper
%
Non flathead flathead
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Age Profile fishers surveyed
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Less than 18 18-49 50-69 70 or over
%
Non flathead flathead
“Kids like to fish for flathead”
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How many times do you go fishing?
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 less than 5 5 to 14 15 or over
%
Non flathead flathead
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Satisfaction Survey Stats
50 100 150 200 250 300 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18* No.
Non flathead flathead
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Why do you go fishing ?
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Non catch reasons
5 10 15 20 25 30
To relax or unwind To be
- utdoors
To be on your own Time with your family Time with your friends To compete in fishing competitions For the enjoyment of catching fish To Catch fresh fish for food
%
Non flathead flathead
42/39 15/20 44/40
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Catch related reasons
5 10 15 20 25 30
To relax or unwind To be
- utdoors
To be on your own Time with your family Time with your friends To compete in fishing competitions For the enjoyment of catching fish To Catch fresh fish for food
%
Non flathead flathead
42/39 15/20 44/40
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How satisfied are you?
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How satisfied are you?
10 20 30 40 50 60
Very Quite Not Very Not at all
%
Non flathead flathead
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Increasing trend in satisfied fishers
20 40 60 80 100
2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
%
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