Estimated recreational catch in the GBRMP Area

Data from Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) Chris database and 2005 Recfishing Diary Program, showing estimated recreational catch (retained and non-retained, expressed as numbers of individuals) for the five statistical areas adjacent to the GBRMP.

Note: Far Northern Statistical Region extends round into the Gulf of Carpentaria, so is an over-estimate of likely catch; and Wide Bay-Burnett region extends south beyond the boundary of the GBRMP, so it is also an over estimate of catch in GBRMP waters.

Percentage retained catch per region is as follows:
Far Northern 32 per cent
Northern 43 per cent
Mackay 42 per cent
Fitzroy 42 per cent
Wide Bay-Burnett 53 per cent

Non-retention of catch can relate to many factors including:

• capture of individuals of target species that are under or over-size relative to the bag limits.
• capture of more than the bag limit per species
• capture of non-target species
• practicing tag and release fishing 

 

Figure 1. Estimated recreational catch in statistical regions adjacent to the GBRMP in 2005.

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Citation and/or URL

 http://chrisweb.dpi.qld.gov.au/chris/ 

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Spatial Coverage

Whole GBRMP

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Temporal Coverage

2005 

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Update Frequency

Continuous 

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Other Information

See also information on Recreational fishing effort proxy here and here