Survey of Australian recreational fishers

The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) is conducting a survey to find out what is important to you when you go fishing. Do you go fishing to be alone? Spend time with family? To get a feed? Which fish do you most enjoy catching and why?

The survey is also designed to find out specific issues that may be impacting on your fishing experience.

Answers from this survey will be used by recreational fishing organisations around Australia to better represent your needs and desires when dealing with local councils, Federal, State and Territory governments.

The enjoyment we get from fishing is facing pressure from many different sides including habitat loss, water quality issues, impacts from fishing and social pressure. We need to know more specifically what those issues are, where are they happening and what we as recreational fishers want to see done to protect recreational fishing for current and future generations in Australia.

Recreational fishing contributes billions of dollars to Australia’s economy and governments need to invest in recreational fishing to ensure future generations derive the same and better benefits from fishing than we do.

Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/keyrecspecies

The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation
ARFF was formed three years ago as the national peak body representing Australia’s Recreational Fishing Community.

ARFF is supported by the Australian Fishing Trade Association (AFTA), Recfish Australia, Game Fishing Association Australia (GFAA), Sunfish Queensland, Recfishwest, Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW (RFANSW), Underwater Skindivers and Fishermen’s Association (USFA), Australian National Sportfishing Association (ANSA), Professional Fishing Instructors and Guides Association (PFIGA), Victorian Recreational Fishing Peak Body (VRFish), RecfishSA, Amateur Fishermen's Association of the Northern Territory (AFANT), Australian Underwater Federation (AUF), Tasmanian Association for Recreational Fishing Inc (TARFish) and Keep Australia Fishing (KAF).

About the Recreational Fishing Alliance
The RFA is the peak recreational fishing body in NSW. It is a not-for-profit, volunteer organisation supported by recreational fishing clubs, associations and individual anglers.

Its aims are:
 << To represent the interests of the recreational fishers of NSW and to gain equitable representation in the management of the State’s recreational fisheries.
 << To promote sustainable fishing practices throughout NSW.
 << To encourage the participation of children in recreational fishing.
 << To pursue and secure the rights of recreational fishers to fishing access in NSW waters.
 << To encourage recreational fishers to become involved in the well-being of the fishery.
 << To promote consultation and communication between government bodies and fishers.
 << To promote fishing safety.