World Recreational Fishing Conference 10

Background

In February 2023, the Victorian Fisheries Authority and partners held the 10^th World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC) in Australia at the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre.

The World Recreational Fishing Conference is the preeminent and largest international recreational fisheries conference attracting fisheries experts, researchers, policymakers, industry and anglers from around the globe.

The conference brought together over 360 delegates from 20 countries, including thought leaders, change-makers and global recreational fishing community to share their vision, science, passion, issues and solutions across a range of themes at the forefront of recreational fisheries management and science.

The headline conference theme for WRFC10 was: Keeping Pace in a Dynamic and Challenging World with Changing Fisheries. This is an ode to the fluid and rapidly changing landscape and acknowledges the challenges for researchers, managers and anglers involved in recreational fisheries.

WRFC10 Program

The WRFC10 program covered an exciting and diverse range of themes with an incredible line up of keynotes and speakers, together with workshops and a vast array of opportunities for learning, sharing and connecting with others.

• Download the WRFC10 program (PDF)

WRFC10 Videos

Watch recordings across all three days of the conference via the links below.

• Auditorium
• Room C
• Room D
• Room E
• Room F
• Room G

All presentations can be found in one playlist here.

WRFC10 Keynote Speakers

Day 1

• Steve Moyer: Recreational Fisheries Stewardship
• Sascha Clark Danylchuk: How to build a bridge — lessons learned from working to enhance knowledge exchange between fisheries scientists and recreational anglers

Day 2

• Stan Lui: First Nations Peoples – Interactions with Recreational Fisheries and Opportunities
• Craig Copeland: Stewardship - Recreational fishers, Australia's aquatic conservationists
• Ingrid van Putten: Implications of a changing Australian demographic for recreational fishing

Day 3

• Beth Nyboer: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures
• Matt Taylor: Citizen Science can answer more questions than you think
• Robson Green: The power of fishing as therapy