Drivers of Recreational Angler Satisfaction in Port Phillip Bay, Australia

Fisheries Management and Ecology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 14, 2025

ABSTRACT As a widely enjoyed pursuit, recreational fishing plays key socio‐economic role in Australia by supporting coastal businesses, especially regional areas. Satisfaction is considered an end outcome of angling that important fisheries management contributing to ongoing participation and regulatory strategies. Port Phillip Bay (PPB) Victoria, Australia, hosts the State's largest marine fishery, yet angler satisfaction has not been previously explored. We evaluated influence age groups, regions (5 boat ramps Melbourne, 7 Bellarine, 8 Mornington), target species (snapper, King George whiting, calamari, flathead), catch rate on spatiotemporal patterns long‐term from creel surveys conducted around PPB during 2016–2022. Angler varied with per unit effort (CPUE) avidity. annually regionally, higher among younger anglers, Bellarine region along western coastline PPB. also species, anglers targeting calamari being generally more satisfied, although increased for snapper when interacted CPUE. Insights into behavior factors will ultimately provide basis formulating performance indicators monitor assess future satisfaction. More broadly, our study provides guidance about how interventions impact satisfaction, therefore making it likely needs concerns fishers are decision processes.

Язык: Английский

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Temporal Trends in Relative Abundance of Billfish and Other Large Pelagic Fish in Recreational Fisheries of Costa Rica

Fisheries Management and Ecology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 19, 2025

ABSTRACT Fishing tourism of sailfish and accompanying species represents a significant source income for Costa Rica. However, little information is available regarding trends in the availability these to recreational fleets. We estimated temporal catch per unit effort (CPUE) sailfish, marlins, yellowfin tuna, mahi using fisheries data from central south Pacific coast Rica during 2011–2023. The CPUE declined but increased or remained stable other species. decrease was correlated with an increase commercial longline landings and, lesser extent, sea surface temperature (SST). positively SST landings, except tuna. Our results suggest that local environmental variability are affecting fishery. strongly our findings be included national management initiatives.

Язык: Английский

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Trophies, Technology, and Timescape in Fisheries Management, as Exemplified through Oklahoma's World Record Paddlefish Polyodon spathula

Fisheries, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 47(9), С. 381 - 394

Опубликована: Май 31, 2022

Abstract In this paper, we use world record Paddlefish Polyodon spathula catches to exemplify the origins and management of trophy fisheries human motivations involved within a continually compressing timescape advancing fish finding, harvest capability, communication information technologies. Conservation long-lived species such as Paddlefish, sturgeons (Acipenseridae), or other large currently challenged by ecological change habitat losses may be further expansion power through advances in fishing technology pursuit fish. Technological evolution outpace adaptive abilities managers safeguard these with sensible regulations—often multi-year, bureaucratic process. Managers must maintain focus on understanding nuances while proactively developing resilient frameworks capable responding challenges meaningful timely way. Our paper useful for professionals long-lived, fishes fisheries.

Язык: Английский

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Catch uncertainty and recreational fishing attraction: Propositions and future research directions

Fish and Fisheries, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 25(5), С. 761 - 780

Опубликована: Май 24, 2024

Abstract Why do people fish for recreation? Social science literature suggests that both catch (e.g., number or sizes of fish) and non‐catch dimensions nature experience, temporary escape) play a role. After reviewing the from environmental psychology, neuroscience, anthropology, recreational fisher motivation research as well popular fishing books, I find opposite catching fish, more specifically uncertainty catch, maybe another, perhaps fundamental force explains attraction activity to millions people. There appears be strong utility in gaming activity. This quality may contribute explain various patterns are known, e.g., overinvestment time money by fishers drastically exceed market value lack self‐regulation local fishery terms effort being spent also on low stock sizes, disutility associated with providing certain probability information, diminishing marginal return increasing rates, management regulations make harder than necessary, suboptimal satisfaction despite rising finally dominance men among populations fishers. present serious testable propositions call novel focus seeks better understand what makes ambiguity attractive psychologically emotionally.

Язык: Английский

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On the Line and Online: Higher Non‐Response to Web‐Based Surveys Over‐Represents Avid Recreational Fishers Compared With Telephone Surveys

Fisheries Management and Ecology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Окт. 31, 2024

ABSTRACT Recreational fishing surveys have an important role in providing data to inform fisheries management. The selection of a contact method is and often challenging consideration that influences the potential for non‐sampling errors can result unrepresentative biased estimates. Telephones are used many off‐site recreational surveys, but widespread use digital technology suggests online could be viable alternative. We compared phone with alternative using probability sampling from licence database. Response rates were lower (13%–26%) than (97%–98%). proportion respondents who reported marine previous 12 months did not differ between survey methods (98% both modes), avid fishers was higher (41%–54%) (37%–40%). These differences reflect respondent burden where self‐administered more likely opt‐out. Higher non‐response over‐representation may compromise reliability. recommend comparative studies quantify correct biases when evaluating modes new or ongoing surveys.

Язык: Английский

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