1. Recreational fishing is defined as “fishingother than commercial fishing or customary fishing” according to the WesternAustralian Fish Resources Management Act1994.
2. In response, the new Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 (WA) introduces specificrecreational total allowable catch limits within managed aquatic resources: ss.44-48.
3. See for example the Government of Western Australia Department of Fisheries, ‘Annual Report 2016–17 - Stock status and catch ranges for major fisheries’, appendix 1 p.174 〈http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/annual_reports/annual_report_2016–17.pdf〉.
4. No-trawl area impacts: perceptions, compliance and fish abundances;Bloomfield;Environ. Conserv.,2012
5. Perceptions of rule-breaking related to marine ecosystem health;Slater;PLoS One,2014