Funds from the Recreational Fishing Trusts support
nine coastal, three coastal mobile squads and six inland
Fisheries Officers, and enhance DPI’s capacity to enforce
fisheries rules and regulations.
Recreational compliance checks undertaken
Offences detected and actioned
Educational events attended by DPI Fisheries Officers
| Total recreational contacts | 33,194 |
| Compliance rate for recreational sector | 91% |
| Recreational field hours | 40,302 |
| Recreational offences | 3,767 |
| Recreational written warnings | 2,069 |
| Recreational penalty notices | 1,437 |
| Value of recreational penalty notices | $460,850 |
| Recreational prosecution actions commenced | 72 |
| Value of recreational prosecution fines | $98,730 |
| Operations conducted (all sectors) | 35 |
| Recreational fish and invertebrates seized | 31,539 |
| Recreational fishing gear and other items seized | 1,175 |
| Vessel patrol hours (all sectors) | 4,407 |
| Educational events attended (all sectors) | 82 |
Income and expenditure from the Trusts are subject to an annual audit and regular announcements are made about licence fee expenditure. DPI also carries out periodic surveys of recreational fishing licence holders to ensure that the broad funding priorities are in line with angler expectations.
