4. Discussion
This study revealed that the recreational land-based game fish
fishery in south-eastern Australia is highly specialised and characterised
by long trip durations and low catch rates relative to
recreational boat-based game fish fisheries. However, given the
high level of fishing effort and high experience level of fishers, the
total annual catch of many species may be substantial, indicating
that this and similar specialised fisheries need to be adequately
represented in stock assessment and resource allocation processes
for species shared between commercial and recreational sectors.