Download FAR 2014/67 National Panel Survey Of Marine Recreational Fishers 2011–12: Harvest Estimates

This report presents the results of a nationwide panel survey of over 7000 marine fishers who reported their fishing activity between 1 October 2011 and 30 September 2012. The total recreational marine harvest of all marine species, according to the methods of this survey, amounted to over 17 million by number. This included 8.7 million finfish and 8.3 million other marine species. The most common species by far was snapper, which alone amounted to nearly 27%of the finfish harvest by number.