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An Assessment of the Social Characteristics of Queensland's CRC REEF RESEARCH CENTRE TECHNICAL REPORT No. 65 An Assessment of the Social Characteristics of Queensland’s Recreational Fishers. Stephen G. Sutton CRC Reef Research Centre, School of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University, QLD, 4811, Australia. CRC Reef Research Centre is a knowledge‐based partnership of coral reef ecosystem managers, researchers and industry. Its mission is to provide research solutions to protect, conserve and restore the worldʹs coral reefs. It is a joint venture between the Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation, James Cook University, Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland Seafood Industry Association and Sunfish Queensland Inc. The University of Queensland is an associate member. A report funded by CRC Reef Research Centre. CRC Reef Research Centre PO Box 772 Townsville QLD 4810 Australia Telephone: 07 4729 8400 Fax: 07 4729 8499 Email: [email protected] Website: www.reef.crc.org.au ii © CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd. National Library of Australia Cataloguing‐in‐Publication entry Sutton, Stephen G. (Stephen Gordon), 1970‐ . An assessment of the social characteristics of Queenslandʹs recreational fishers. Bibliography. ISBN 1 876054 84 0. 1. Fishing ‐ Queensland ‐ Great Barrier Reef. 2. Fishing ‐ Social aspects ‐ Queensland ‐ Great Barrier Reef. 3. Recreational surveys ‐ Queensland ‐ Great Barrier Reef. 4. Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) ‐ Recreational use. I. CRC Reef Research Centre. II. Title. (Series : CRC Reef Research Centre technical report ; no. 65). 799.109943 This publication should be cited as: Sutton SG. 2006. An Assessment of the Social Characteristics of Queensland’s Recreational Fishers. CRC Reef Research Centre Technical Report No 65. CRC Reef Research Centre, Townsville. This work is copyright. The Copyright Act 1968 permits fair dealing for study, research, news reporting, criticism or review. Although the use of the pdf format causes the whole work to be downloaded, any subsequent use is restricted to the reproduction of selected passages constituting less than 10% of the whole work, or individual tables or diagrams for the fair dealing purposes. In each use the source must be properly acknowledged. Major extracts, or the entire document may not be reproduced by any process whatsoever without written permission of the Chief Executive Officer, CRC Reef Research Centre. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information in this report, CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd accepts no responsibility for losses, damage, costs and other consequences resulting directly or indirectly from its use. In some cases, the material may incorporate or summarise views, standards or recommendations of a third party. Such material is assembled in good faith but does not necessarily reflect the considered views of CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd or indicate a commitment to a particular course of action. Published by CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd., PO Box 772, Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia. CRC Reef Research Centre Technical Report No. 65. iii Acknowledgements Several people deserve special recognition for their assistance in completing this project. In particular, thanks to Amanda Lowe for her tremendous effort in organising and overseeing data collection. Thanks to Sally Bushnell, Lisa Fletcher, and Martine Landry for their help with data entry and compilation of this report. Thanks also go to the staff and students of the Fishing and Fisheries Project at JCU/CRC Reef for their support and assistance with the survey logistics, and to Helene Marsh for her encouragement and support throughout all phases of the project. Finally, special thanks to all of the recreational fishers who took the time to participate in the surveys; this research would not have been possible without their cooperation. Funding for this project was provided by the CRC Reef Research Centre CRC Reef Research Centre Technical Report No. 65. iv Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................... iii Table of Contents ................................................................................... iv Executive Summary.................................................................................1 Demographic and fishing participation characteristics.....................................1 The importance of fishing......................................................................................2 Motivations and consumptive orientation..........................................................3 Fisheries management beliefs, opinions and involvement...............................4 Stocked impoundment fishing..............................................................................5 Social values.............................................................................................................6 Conclusions..............................................................................................................6 Introduction ..............................................................................................8 Materials and Methods .........................................................................12 Overview................................................................................................................12 Telephone survey..................................................................................................12 Mail survey ............................................................................................................13 Non‐response check..............................................................................................15 Analysis ..................................................................................................................15 Results......................................................................................................17 Demographic and fishing participation characteristics...................................17 Importance of fishing to fishers ..........................................................................22 Motivations and consumptive orientation........................................................25 Fisheries management beliefs, opinions, and involvement............................29 Stocked impoundment fishing............................................................................33 Social Values ..........................................................................................................35 Discussion ...............................................................................................39 References................................................................................................45 Appendix A.............................................................................................49 Tables of Survey Results for GBR and non‐GBR area fishers.........................49 Mailed Survey Tables .......................................................................................49 Telephone Survey Tables.................................................................................72 Appendix B .............................................................................................73 List of open‐ended comments.............................................................................73 Appendix C...........................................................................................130 Queensland Recreational Fishing Telephone Survey....................................131 Queensland Recreational Fishing Mail Survey ..............................................136 First Letter ............................................................................................................148 Second Letter .......................................................................................................149 CRC Reef Research Centre Technical Report No. 65. 1 Executive Summary A combination of telephone and mail survey methods was used to collect information from Great Barrier Reef area (GBR) and non‐GBR area recreational fishers in Queensland regarding their demographic and fishing participation characteristics, the importance of fishing, their motivations and consumptive orientation, their beliefs, opinions and involvement in fisheries management, stocked impoundment fishing and social values. The telephone survey contacted 13,390 fishers between February 16, 2004 and March 18, 2004. In total, 9,754 interviews that provided basic household‐level information were completed (73% response rate). Only active recreational fishers (those who had fished in the previous 12 months) were interviewed further. This resulted in 2,733 full interviews and a sample of 2,355 fishers who agreed to participate in the follow‐up mail survey. Questionnaires were mailed to these fishers on May 5, 2004. In total, 1,385 usable surveys were returned. After non‐deliverables were eliminated, the effective response rate was 60%. A non‐ response bias check suggested that older more experienced and committed fishers may be somewhat overrepresented in the mail survey. This should be taken into consideration when viewing and using the results of this study. Demographic and fishing participation characteristics ¾ Most (81%) GBR and non‐GBR area fishers were male. ¾ Average age was 41 years. ¾ Median household income was
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