Author: Charley Barclay

Gone Fishing Day 2026: Australia’s Biggest Celebration of Recreational Fishing

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The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) is inviting Australians of all ages and experience levels to get out on the water and celebrate Gone Fishing Day 2026, taking place nationwide on Sunday 18 October. Gone Fishing Day is Australia’s annual celebration of recreational fishing. Established in 2016, the day is…

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New National Research Maps out Stewardship in Australian Recreational Fishing

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Australia now has its first evidence-based picture of how recreational fishers understand and practise stewardship. Fishers aren’t a single audience, so the stewardship messaging shouldn’t treat them like one.  The findings come from FRDC Project 2024-073, A national study of stewardship in recreational fishing, led by Neil Howells of Hudson Howells….

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