The widely-used Qld Fishing 2.0 app is reaching new heights, now allowing fishers and citizen scientists to record and submit catch data and shark depredation data in real-time.
The latest upgrades to Queensland’s top recreational fishing app include several new features to enhance user experience. The new personalized 'My Fishing' feature replaces 'My Fish Photo' and now allows fishers to log recreational catch and depredation data, access environmental data and view their historical catch records.
Users can now share photos and basic trip details directly to social media and set preferences for favourite species, boat ramps, and stocked impoundments. Improved AI also offers better fish identification for 10 species.
Additionally, fishers can choose to submit minimal data or provide more detailed information, all while ensuring security and privacy through user login.
User feedback has influenced upgrades to the ‘My fishing’ personalised feature, a secure and private space to record fishing trips, including catch, release and depredation, as well as swell, moon phase and air temperature.
To watch a series of “how to” videos on using the various features of the Qld Fishing 2.0 app, head to Fisheries Queensland YouTube playlist.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner MP said, “We know rec fishers are concerned about shark depredation and we know that this can lead to increased effort in particular fisheries – you don’t want to come home from a fishing trip empty handed.
“I’d like to extend a big thank you to all the recreational fishers who’ve contributed to the development of the app, and helped with this latest update.”