Stakeholder diversity matters: employing the wisdom of crowds for data-poor fisheries assessments
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2025
Abstract
Embracing
local
knowledge
is
vital
to
conserve
and
manage
biodiversity,
yet
frameworks
do
so
are
lacking.
We
need
understand
which,
how
many
holders
needed
ensure
that
management
recommendations
arising
from
not
skewed
towards
the
most
vocal
individuals.
Here,
we
apply
a
Wisdom
of
Crowds
framework
data-poor
recreational
catch-and-release
fishery,
where
individuals
interact
with
natural
resources
in
different
ways.
aimed
test
whether
estimates
fishing
quality
diverse
groups
(multiple
ages
years
experience),
were
better
than
provided
by
homogenous
thresholds
exist
for
number
capture
estimates.
found
diversity
matters;
using
random
subsampling
combined
saturation
principles,
determine
targeting
31%
survey
sample
size
captured
75%
unique
responses.
Estimates
small
subsets
this
outperformed
groups;
sufficiently
crowds
just
as
effective
large
estimating
ecological
state.
advocate
more
research
application.
Язык: Английский
A typology of recreational sea anglers in England and Wales
Fisheries Research,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
285, С. 107364 - 107364
Опубликована: Апрель 9, 2025
Язык: Английский
Three Decades of World Recreational Fishing Conferences: What Have We Learned About the Dynamics of Recreational Fisheries?
Fisheries Management and Ecology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2025
ABSTRACT
Recreational
fishing
extends
beyond
catching
fish,
by
connecting
individuals
with
nature,
generating
environmental
stewards,
and
contributing
to
local,
regional,
national
economies.
Multi‐
inter‐disciplinary
research,
integrative
management,
policy
approaches
can
support
better
assessment
of
potential
impacts
recreational
on
social‐ecological
systems.
Transdisciplinary
thinking
supports
managing
fisheries
effectively,
but
poses
challenges
for
researchers
managers
balancing
specialized
expertise
innovative,
boundary‐crossing
perspectives
in
light
limited
funding
a
rapidly
changing
environment.
The
World
Fishing
Conference
(WRFC)
serves
as
the
leading
global
scientific
forum
addressing
these
challenges,
fostering
interdisciplinary
exchange
among
scientists,
managers,
makers,
stakeholders.
Papers
this
special
issue
represent
output
last
WRFC
Melbourne,
Australia,
2023.
By
reviewing
content
papers
published
present
issue,
we
illustrate
critical
role
collaborative
spaces,
such
series,
bridging
different
innovation,
thereby
securing
adaptive
management
conservation
response
changes.
Evaluating
development
over
three
decades
highlights
how
conference
series
represents
think
tank
serving
entire
network
professionals
globally.
Язык: Английский