To eat or not to eat, coastal sea trout anglers’ motivations and perceptions of best practices for catch and release DOI Creative Commons
Samuel Blyth, Patrik Rönnbäck

Fisheries Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 254, P. 106412 - 106412

Published: June 28, 2022

The wide variety of perspectives and actions individual anglers contribute greatly to success or failure when adopting implementing fisheries management tools. Catch-and-release (C&R) is one such tool where influenced by both variation in human factors, but also species fishery specific characteristics. In this study, an intercept survey 94 sea trout a C&R dominated on the Swedish island Gotland investigated motivations release retain catches, self-assessment anglers' own ability fish, their rating importance various factors influencing successful outcomes C&R. Retention catches was most strongly motivated situations deemed fish unlikely survive, however more than half acknowledged being unaware delayed mortality released fish. spawning status primary motivation for release, particularly among that prefer keep at least some catches. roles water temperature, using single, barbless hooks were scored as significantly less important other components contributing release. Anglers gave favourable greater reported higher catch per unit effort, proportion These findings are discussed context bridging knowledge behavioural gaps around best practices fishery.

Language: Английский

Exploring tradeoffs in southeast United States marine fisheries management using management strategy evaluation DOI
Matthew D. Damiano, Kyle W. Shertzer, Jie Cao

et al.

Fisheries Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 275, P. 107028 - 107028

Published: April 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico: Can offshore populations export larval subsidies to nearshore fishing grounds? DOI
Ana C. Vaz, Mandy Karnauskas, Kate Siegfried

et al.

Fisheries Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 282, P. 107271 - 107271

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Lessons learned from a new online dashboard about the sociocultural aspects of marine recreational fishing in British Columbia, Canada DOI Creative Commons
Jesse S. Sayles, Natalie C. Ban, Kurtis E. Sobkowich

et al.

Fisheries, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Knowledge Gaps and Management Priorities for Recreational Fisheries in the Developing World DOI
Shannon D. Bower, Øystein Aas, Robert Arlinghaus

et al.

Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 28(4), P. 518 - 535

Published: June 23, 2020

Millions of individuals worldwide rely on recreational fishing activities for leisure, food, and employment. Recreational is the dominant freshwater fisheries sector in much highly developed world plays a growing role marine realm, but developing countries occur within different set contextual conditions. Little currently known about attributes many countries. A survey experts designed to identify knowledge gaps surrounding fishery development was conducted gather information These surveys were supplemented with review relevant literature. Results show that socially important expected grow most surveyed. described as mainly consumption oriented these regions. Most often, nonresident tourists used waters resident fishers fresh waters. There strong agreement among respondents need address data deficiencies. The management needs identified can support international bodies organizations (such regional Food Agricultural Organization United Nations, local associations) sustainable global sector.

Language: Английский

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Global assessment of marine and freshwater recreational fish reveals mismatch in climate change vulnerability and conservation effort DOI
Elizabeth A. Nyboer, Hsien‐Yung Lin, Joseph Bennett

et al.

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 27(19), P. 4799 - 4824

Published: July 21, 2021

Abstract Recreational fisheries contribute substantially to the sociocultural and economic well‐being of coastal riparian regions worldwide, but climate change threatens their sustainability. Fishery managers require information on how will impact key recreational species; however, absence a global assessment hinders both directed widespread conservation efforts. In this study, we present first vulnerability recreationally targeted fish species from marine freshwater environments (including diadromous fishes). We use projections data species’ physiological ecological traits quantify map analyze these patterns alongside indices socioeconomic value effort determine where efforts are sufficient they might fall short. found that over 20% fishes vulnerable under high emission scenario. Overall, had highest number species, concentrated in with sensitive habitat types (e.g., coral reefs). However, higher proportions at risk change, concentrations northern Europe, Australia, southern Africa. Mismatches were within all life‐history groups. A pattern was current focused primarily rather than predicted be proportionately more vulnerable. While several notably lacking protection Caribbean Sea, Banda Sea), only 19% without effort. By contrast, 72% 33% no measures place, despite cultural value. The spatial taxonomic analyses presented here provide guidance for future management as progresses.

Language: Английский

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Catch-And-Release Fishing: A Case Study in Poland DOI Open Access
Tomasz K. Czarkowski, Andrzej Kapusta, Joanna Nowosad

et al.

Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(10), P. 1448 - 1448

Published: May 11, 2025

The purpose of this study is to determine the current state angler knowledge, opinions, awareness, and use catch-and-release (C&R) best practices identify main socio-economic factors that attitudes willingness C&R among Polish anglers. Knowledge issue contributes more effective management fisheries fish stocks. research was conducted through an online survey form using a technique called CAWI (Computer-Assisted Web Interview). questionnaire used consisted 25 questions, including basic questions about seniority, frequency, location method fishing, specific factual related knowledge regarding C&R. A total 1574 respondents participated in survey. majority were male (97.5%). showed anglers are overwhelmingly willing practice C&R: 48.8% always 44.0% often voluntarily release they catch. Statistical analysis revealed significant relationship between age (r = 0.46; p 0.0001). Anglers under 55 most likely (p 0.0097). believe important for improving stocks, but their area have serious shortcomings. Inadequate issues such as barotrauma or safe hook types, well inappropriate photographing unhooking fish, can negatively affect survival ultimately status living water resources ecosystem quality. These shortcomings may be due inadequate education fishery managers.

Language: Английский

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Surveying urban anglers with community partner input to assess contamination risk and inform environmental management DOI Creative Commons
Madeleine Meadows-McDonnell,

Franco Gigliotti,

Jessica I. Espinosa

et al.

Environmental Challenges, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101179 - 101179

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Can You Fish in a Pandemic? An Overview of Recreational Fishing Management Policies in North America During the COVID-19 Crisis DOI Open Access
Yves Paradis, Simon Bernatchez, Dominique Lapointe

et al.

Fisheries, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 46(2), P. 81 - 85

Published: Oct. 24, 2020

Abstract Facing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies had to quickly react and provide guidelines for outdoor activities such as recreational fishing. Here we review information provided by provincial state natural resource management in North America during March–April 2020 period collate freshwater fishing regulations implemented pandemic. Among 63 jurisdictions which was collected, 92% kept season open, asking anglers practice social distancing at all times. Although open most jurisdictions, specific measures industry (e.g., guides) were enforced comply with public health rules. Some altered stocking practices, restricted non-residents, withdrew permits competitive angling events, instituted restrictions on charter guide industry. This overview context a major pandemic provides fisheries managers portrait some taken other jurisdictions.

Language: Английский

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Comparative analyses with conventional surveys reveal the potential for an angler app to contribute to recreational fisheries monitoring DOI
Fiona D. Johnston,

Sean Simmons,

Brett T. van Poorten

et al.

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 79(1), P. 31 - 46

Published: June 6, 2021

Growing interest in apps to collect recreational-fisheries data requires that relationships between self-reported and other fisheries are evaluated, potential biases assessed. This study compared results from a mobile-phone application website for anglers (MyCatch) three types of surveys — 1 provincial-level mail survey, 2 creel, 17 gillnet surveys. Results suggest an app can (i) recruit users have broad spatial distribution is similar conventional surveys, (ii) generate capture regional fishing patterns (2218 trips on 289 lakes 90 streams or rivers), (iii) provide catch rate estimates those fisheries-dependent Some (e.g., urban bias) the relative composition species caught provincially were identified. The was not suitable tool estimating fish abundance community composition. Our demonstrates how cannot complementary data-collection monitoring, but further research needed determine applicability our findings contexts.

Language: Английский

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Toward sustainable harvest strategies for marine fisheries that include recreational fishing DOI
Ashley M. Fowler, Natalie Dowling, JM Lyle

et al.

Fish and Fisheries, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 24(6), P. 1003 - 1019

Published: Aug. 4, 2023

Abstract Recreational fishing (RF) is a large yet undervalued component of fisheries globally. While progress has been made in monitoring, assessing, and managing the sector isolation, integration RF into management multi‐sector limited, particularly relative to commercial sector. This marginalises recreational fishers reduces likelihood achieving sector's objectives and, more broadly, sustainability. We examined nature extent inclusion harvest strategies (HSs) for marine across 15 regions 11 nations define gap that developed between sectors. focused on high‐income with high level governance used questionnaire elicit expert knowledge HSs due paucity published documents. In total, 339 were considered. found was similar small‐scale (i.e., artisanal, cultural, or subsistence) than sector, explicit operational objectives, data collection, performance indicators, reference points, controls lacking many regions. Where specified, sustainability, economic value catch allocation rather directly relating experience. Conflicts other sectors included competition limited resources, highlighting importance equitable resource policies alongside HSs. propose be explicitly incorporated ensure are ecologically, economically, socially sustainable, we recommend organisations urgently review close strategy among

Language: Английский

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