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QLD statewide fishing survey
More details from the preliminary estimates, including strong family-fishing participationThe 2013/14 QLD statewide recreational fishing survey has two main phases.
The first phase collected information about the number of fishers in Queensland and their characteristics, such as their age group and where they live.
The second phase is recording the fishing activities of more than 5000 people from Queensland recreational fishing households in the 12 months to October 2014.
The following preliminary estimates are for Phase 1 only and final estimates will be available soon after all the survey data is collated.
PARTICIPATION IN FISHING
Recreational fishing is certainly a popular outdoor activity in Queensland. Approximately 15 per cent of Queenslanders aged 5 years or more went recreational fishing in Queensland in the 12 months prior to November 2013.
Rec fishing is more popular than sports and physical recreational activities such as cycling (7.5 per cent), tennis (3.3 per cent) and golf (4.4 per cent), as per stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics publication. It's also comparable to the USA (14 per cent in 2011).
TRENDS THROUGH TIME
Fisheries Queensland has monitored recreational fishing activity in the state in 2000, 2010 and 2013, a period spanning 13 years.
While recreational fishing in Queensland is popular, the recreational fishing participation rate has declined slightly from 17 per cent to 15 per cent since the last survey in 2010.
FISHING BY REGIONS
To allow regional comparisons with previous surveys, Queensland has been divided into nine main residential regions.
However, this survey has an enhanced regional focus and these nine main regions have been split into a total of 16 sub-regions as shown on the Map of Residential Regions.
Many fishers in South East Queensland, but there's more interest as you head north
Many people enjoy the abundant marine and freshwater fishing experiences on offer across the state.
More than a half of Queensland's recreational fishers (approx. 350,000, final estimates will be available after the end of the survey) live in South East Queensland.
However, the highest participation rates were seen in the north of the state with the top areas being Mackay Hinterland (30 per cent), Far North Hinterland (28 per cent), Northern Hinterland (26 per cent) and the Fitzroy Hinterland (26 per cent) sub-regions.
The lowest participation rates were seen in the more urbanised sub-regions such as the Gold Coast (9 per cent) and Brisbane (12 per cent).
FISHING BY AGE
Of the five age groups we examined, the five to 14 year olds have the largest participation rate followed by the 30 to 44 year olds. This may be a reflection of the family nature of recreational fishing.
This information and more will be used to help the recreational fishing industry and assist in the sustainable management of QLD fisheries now and in the future.
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