date:Jun 30, 2012
luefin tuna fishing provides significant economic benefits to the region and this study will quantify just how important that contribution is, Mr Walsh said.
The study follows a survey released by DPI that estimated last year's recreational harvest of southern bluefin tuna by anglers fishing from trailer boats off the southwest Victorian coast to be around 19,700 fish, equivalent to 240 tonnes, with a further 6,900 fish caught and released.
Fisheries Victoria Executive Director Anthony Hurst s