Gone Fishing Day 2022 Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation is encouraging the Australian public to change up their fishing this Gone Fishing Day, set to celebrate fishing across Australia on Sunday 9th October 2022. Fishing is about experiences – the sense of adventure, exhilaration, and freedom that comes from being…
ARFF have so far received the following responses from Federal political candidates for next week’s elections. We provide these to you in the form that they were received so that you can determine which party is offering the best deal for recreational fishers. More responses will be posted as we…
The National Fisheries Plan aims to support and empower all sectors of the fishing, aquaculture and seafood community. These sectors are commercial, Indigenous and recreational fishing (marine, lakes and rivers), aquaculture and post-harvest. The broader fishing, aquaculture and seafood community also extends to those involved in fisheries research and members…
The date for this year’s highly anticipated Gone Fishing Day is Sunday 10th October 2021, coinciding with World Mental Health Day. The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation’s Executive Officer Adam Martin announced the date for the biggest event on Australia’s fishing calendar and said expectations could not be higher, following…
The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF), the national peak body for recreational fishing and its member organisations has welcomed Charles Sturt University’s announcement of a new Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Conservation and Management in the field of freshwater fisheries. ARFF Manager Adam Martin congratulated Charles Sturt University and the Institute…
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Wednesday 16th December Christmas has come early for Australian recreational fishers with the launch of a new weekly online fishing show which is expected to attract listeners from around the nation and the world. “Tackle Box Talks” will premiere this Friday at 7pm (AEDT)…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has celebrated the nation’s efforts in ocean sustainability, saying that Australia has performed “well above global targets” by declaring one-third of its national waters as marine parks. Mr Morrison used the example during his opening remarks at last night’s launch of the Federal Government’s “Transformations for…
Today the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) released the results of the nation’s biggest event on the fishing calendar, Gone Fishing Day 2020 – leaving the peak body stunned by its success. Event coordinator and ARFF’s Project Manager Adam Martin said the level of engagement among Aussie anglers broke all…
CELEBRATING A NATION OF FISHERS The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) is calling on the nation’s recreational fishers to be involved with Australia’s biggest celebration of recreational fishing, National Gone Fishing Day, on Sunday October 18. ARFF spokesperson John Burgess said, “We have carefully designed Gone Fishing Day 2020 so…
The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) is pleased to announce that the 2019 National Recreational Fishing Conference is now available to view online. If you were unable to attend the Conference in Hobart in 2019, or simply wish to revisit the inspirational sessions, the videos from the live stream are…
