Results of the generalized linear mixed effects models used to examine the influence of year (3 levels: 2013/14, 2017/18 and 2019/20) and region (3 levels: North Coast, Central Coast and South Coast) on the estimated total fishing effort (fisher days) expended through line-based recreational fishing activity in the estuarine and oceanic waters of NSW during 2013/14, 2017/18 and 2019/20.

The models, which assumed a negative binomial distribution, applied the Wald test (α = 0.01) to examine the null hypothesis that a βi = 0, where βis were the regression coefficients for region or year. The total sample sizes (n = number of long-term Recreational Fishing Licence holders) of each model are also shown.