| Summary | Recreational fishers who fish in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. |
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| Project | SESMAD |
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| Subtype | Local Resource User Group |
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| Sector | Marine protected areas, Fisheries (Stock-specific) |
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| Interest Heterogeneity | Low (1) |
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| Explanation | Recreational fishers range from those who fish once and year to those who fish much more regularly. However, they group as a whole have similar interests in terms of what they want from governance of the GBRMP. |
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| Costs Of Exit | No |
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| Explanation | Costs of existing recreational fishing would be relatively minimal. It is a recreational activity and costs of exit would depend on investment in boats and kit. However, there is a market for re-sale. |
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| Proportionality (Of Costs And Benefits) | Yes |
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| Explanation | There is low or no cost to being a recreational fisher. All that is required to be one is gear (fishing rod etc), maybe a boat. There is a fee to become a member of a recreational fishing association (e.g., Australian National Sportfishing Association), but membership is not required to fish recreationally. No recreational fishing license is needed. |
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| Actor Group Coordination | Both formal and informal |
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| Explanation | There are membership organisations through which some recreational fishers co-ordinate formally. However, for the majority co-ordination would be informal. |
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| Leadership | Informal leader |
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| Explanation | The sports fishing groups have leaders. These leaders are voted in but the vast majority of recreational fishers are not part of these groups. |
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| Leadership Accountability | Medium (2) |
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| Explanation | Leaders are voted in and out by the associations' members. Most recreational fishers are not part of these associations though they could elect to become members. |
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| Leadership Authority | Medium (2) |
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| Explanation | The recreational fishers associations have low representation but are nonetheless recognised by the government and invited to participate in some decision-making over management of the recreational fishery and GBRMP. |
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| Actor Group Trust | Missing |
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| Explanation | Missing in case |
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| Past Collaboration | Medium (2) |
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| Explanation | These associations are not new. They are well established but do not have high representation hence their history of collaboration is medium. |
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| Personal Communication | More than once a year (5) |
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| Remote Communication | More than once a year (5) |
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