Map shows likely distribution of recreational fishing effort in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park World Heritage Area. Estimates were derived from:

• Queensland transport data on recreational vessel registrations in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment. (http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/key_issues/tourism/management/gbr_visitation/rec_vessels/). Major coastal centres have the largest numbers of recreational vessel registrations. Most (77 per cent) vessels are between 3-5 m long or (19 per cent) 5-8 m. Only 1 per cent are more than 8m in length.
• Knowledge that most recreational fishers (77 per cent) do half day to one-day trips (Office of Economic and Statistical Research, 2008).
• Information suggesting that the majority (77 per cent) of recreational fishers launch their boats at boat ramps within a 10km radius of their homes (Blamey and Hundle 1995).
  

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Citation and/or URL

Blamey, R.K. and T.J. Hundle. 1993. Characteristics of recreational boat fishing in the Great Barrier Reef region, Institute of Applied Environmental Research, Griffith University.

Office of Economic and Statistical Research (OESR). 2008. Queensland Household Survey Summary Report prepared for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Brisbane, Queensland Government.

Spatial Coverage

Whole GBRMP

Temporal Coverage

Various

Update Frequency

Not applicable 

Other Information

See also Recreational fishing in the GBR