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Fishing for feedback on snapper and pearl perch

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QUEENSLAND recreational fishers, charter boat operators and other stakeholders in Queensland’s fisheries are being urged to take part in a survey to inform a project that is aiming to help rebuild stocks of snapper and pearl perch in the state.

An assessment in 2019 found that in Queensland waters stocks of snapper and pearl perch had stock levels under the nationally recommended 20% original biomass level.

In response, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) supported a project to find ways to rebuild snapper and pearl perch fish stocks in Queensland waters using social marketing and working with the recreational fishing sector.

This approach allows recreational fishers to be directly involved with the development of on-the-water solutions that will help rebuild these fish stocks, to minimise the need for further changes to fishing rules.

Researchers from Social Marketing @ Griffith are taking the lead in calling on local recreational fishers, charter boat operators and other stakeholders for advice and input, to help guide the project.

Anyone with an interest in recreational fishing in Queensland can take part in the survey online and is encouraged to share the link.

The ‘Fishing for Change’ project is supported by funding from the FRDC on behalf of the Australian Government and is being implemented by Currie, Social Marketing @ Griffith, Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Centre for Marine Socioecology.

The survey can be found here: prodsurvey.rcs.griffith.edu.au

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