MFL associate Andy Moore wins large grant

Congratulations to MFL senior fellow and ABARES scientist Andy Moore who received $1,072,045 from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) to conduct a National Social and Economic Survey of Recreational Anglers in conjunction with the University of Canberra. The study will commence early 2019 and run for 12 months. The survey will collect information on participation, catch and release, expenditure, regional economic flows, social benefits, bait use, biosecurity and wellbeing associated with recreational fishing throughout Australia. The study will implement novel techniques to screen and survey the Australian population and determine technical biases in survey methodologies. Next trip to MFL at UQ, Andy will talk about the details of this project.