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Community carp virus concerns: appraising recreational fishers
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 14:33 authored by Mehmet, MI, Pawsey, NJ, Nayeem, T, Steven D'Alessandro, Denyer-Simmons, PCarp now make up more than 90% of the freshwater fish biomass in much of south-east Australia. Whilst a range of different carp control options have been considered biological controls through the use of the Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 has been a particular focus in recent times. The aim of this study is to explore the sentiment of recreational fishers in New South Wales and Victoria in relation to carp, the proposed carp herpes virus and the main recreation activity (fishing) related to the community under focus. Data was collected from Twitter and Facebook, using netnographic techniques and coded using Appraisal. The three main themes which were evident were the carp virus, carp and fishing for carp. The majority of recreational fishers saw a need to eradicate carp, however, also saw them as a fun and viable fishing target and demonstrated a high level of scepticism for the virus.
History
Editors
Robinson Linda, Brennan Linda, Reid MikePagination
4ISSN
1447-3275Department/School
TSBEPublisher
Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy ConferencePlace of publication
AustraliaEvent title
Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy ConferenceEvent Venue
RMIT University, MelbourneDate of Event (Start Date)
2017-12-01Date of Event (End Date)
2017-12-06Rights statement
Copyright 2017 RMITRepository Status
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