World Recreational Fishing Conference 10

All presentations from the 10th World Recreational Fishing Conference are now live and freely accessible!
Find talks from all three days and six rooms to catch up on the presentations you missed, or to watch them all again.
Explore the full WRFC10 program and recordings here:
https://vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/fisheries-management/wrfc10/
Thank you again to all speakers who came and shared their passion and knowledge across what was an incredible conference.

📢Host the World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC11) in 2026!

Are you interested in hosting the 2026 World Recreational Fishing Conference?

We’ve extended the call for applications until 28 May 2023. Please spread the word!

We welcome hosts interested to submit a bid outlining a number of key areas, with further details available via: www.wrfc10.com/call-for-host-nominations

We aim to announce the next host of WRFC11 in June 2023!

The photo gallery for WRFC10 has now been finalised and published on the conference website for your viewing pleasure!

Browse and enjoy, relive and share all the magnificent moments from the conference here:

www.wrfc10.com/gallery/

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Thanks for the shining review Ben Diggles

WRFC10: linking fisheries scientists and managers with recreational fishers and indigenous groups - and with a clear take home message: if we lose habitat and water quality, we lose our fish (and all the social, cultural and economic benefits that go hand-in-hand with healthy fisheries)

FISH FACTS: Australia shines at 10th World Rec Fishing Conference - Fishing World Australia THE World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC) is an international scientific gathering ofresearchers, managers and industry which has been dubbed a meeting of the "worlds brightest rec fishing minds".

A truly fascinating exploration into the vulnerability of recreational fisheries to climate change and the consumption of recreationally caught fish by our magnificent first keynote of the day, Beth Nyboer.

The third and final day of is well underway. We hope our delegates to this year's conference enjoy the smorgasbord of diverse and exciting talks across the day!

Eloquent and magnificent keynote and thought-piece from Ingrid van Putten at today - planting the seed for challenging current approaches and adopting a coordinated and evidenced-based approach to managing multicultural fisheries.

The OzFish journey - one to be celebrated and applauded - presented by founder and CEO Craig Copeland in his keynote this morning. A journey that hasn’t been without, and continues to face, many challenges with regulatory and funding hurdles. But the future for OzFish and fish habitat is bright, made possible by recreational fishers on the ground - Australia’s aquatic conservationists.

Stan Lui of Erub Island in the Torres Strait leads our evocative and thought-provoking keynotes for Day 2 with some powerful and moving wisdom around the things that bind First Nations and recreational fisher people - as part of the one community ultimately with shared motivations.

Impactful keynote on Day 1 of from Sascha Clark Danylchuk of Keep Fish Wet, a NFP leading the way in catch and release education and outreach.

Key messages for building a bridge and connecting anglers with science to influence positive social norms and practices around fish handling: words matter; build from both sides to enable communication and trust; harness angler-led science with questions from anglers informing research; use consistent and persistent messaging.