The World Recreational Fishing Conference is a global arena and meeting place for the recreational fisheries sector. The conference's target groups include representatives from NGOs, management agencies, the tackle trade business, angling tourism and multidisciplinary sciences. It highlights trends, recent findings and interesting experiences across continents and within the angling community.

In the conference we would like to highlight the significance of recreational fishing to the quality of life for people of all ages, independent of social and cultural background, to society, to ecosystems and economies. To strengthen and enhance the multiple benefits from recreational fishing, this conference focuses on the need to build new and develop existing partnerships, both across geographical, political, resource and mental boundaries.

The program consists of indoor sessions with plenary and parallel sessions, as well as outdoor activities. There will be one day outdoors midway through the conference (14. June). This day, delegates and participants will take part in fishing activities in the surroundings of Trondheim , including salmon fishing, sea fishing, and visiting relevant projects on recreational fishing. The social program includes a conference dinner, opening reception and exhibition activities.

Previous Conferences

• Dublin, Ireland, 11. – 14. June 1996:
  Recreational Fisheries, Social, Economic and Management Aspects (Hickley & Tompkins, 1998). European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission.

• Vancouver, Canada, June 1999:
  Evaluating the Benefits of Recreational Fisheries (Pitcher & Hollingworth 2002). University of British Columbia.

• Darwin, Australia, 21. – 24. May, 2002:
  Regional Experiences for Global Solutions. Amateur Fishermen’s Association of the Northern Territory/Department of Inland Fisheries, Northern Territory.