Your priorities to make recreational fishing better in Victoria (2024)

1. Welcome to our survey

Welcome to VRFish's 2024 recreational fishing priorities survey.

Your input into previous VRFish surveys has activated successful campaigns to fix our boat ramps, secure a new fish hatchery, provide more support to fishing clubs, access to brand new fisheries, create Gippsland Lakes as a recreational fishing haven and to restore the fish habitat of our waterways - to name a few.

We know there are many opportunities and issues deeply important to Victoria’s more than 1 million recreational fishers. Our survey gives each and every Victorian recreational fisher the opportunity to shape what VRFish advocates for on your behalf. It also helps VRFish's team of three staff and our volunteers to distill issues that are the most important and can improve fishing for the largest numbers of fishers in Victoria.

Your input and feedback will go into creating VRFish's new advocacy plan for the next 12 months and beyond.

To say thanks, we are offering a chance to go in the draw to win a $500 fishing store voucher. One respondent will receive a $500 fishing store voucher to a tackle store of their choice.

All of your answers are confidential.

Prize details and conditions: Residents of Victoria are eligible to enter the draw to win the prize. One winner will be chosen at random. Individuals are required to enter their contact details to be in the running to win the prize. One entry per person. Survey closes 11.59pm, 17 June 2024.

To start with, we have a few quick questions about you.

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* 1. Are you?

Male

Female

Other

Prefer not to say

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* 2. How old are you?

Under 18

Between 18 and 24 years

Between 25 and 34 years

Between 35 and 44 years

Between 45 and 54 years

Between 55 and 64 years

Between 65 and 74 years

75 years and over

Rather not say

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* 3. What is your residential postcode?

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* 4. How would you describe your cultural background?
E.g. Australian, Chinese, Japanese, English, South American?

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* 5. What type of fisher are you?
Please read each description and select the one that is most similar to you.

Committed (fishing is the centre of your life; your social life revolves around fishing; you use high-quality species-specific tackle and always target a particular species)

Advanced (fishing is your most important leisure activity; your circle of friends include many anglers; you prefer high quality tackle and usually target a particular species)

Active (fishing is one of many activities you enjoy; you occassionally go fishing with a few friends; you prefer common tackle and often target a particular species)

Casual (fishing is not your most important leisure activity; social life rarely involves fishing; you prefer common tackle and target whatever is biting)

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* 1. Are you?

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* 2. How old are you?

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* 3. What is your residential postcode?

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* 4. How would you describe your cultural background? E.g. Australian, Chinese, Japanese, English, South American?

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* 5. What type of fisher are you? Please read each description and select the one that is most similar to you.

* 4. How would you describe your cultural background?
E.g. Australian, Chinese, Japanese, English, South American?

* 5. What type of fisher are you?
Please read each description and select the one that is most similar to you.