Search
Search Results
-
Livelihood Opportunities with Recreational Fisheries and Ecotourism
Sport fishing, usually referred to as recreational fishing, is fishing done for enjoyment or recreation. With a 5% global annual growth rate, it is...
-
Economic assessments of recreational flats fisheries provide leverage for conservation
Economic impact assessments (EIAs) have long been used to estimate the economic benefits of human activities. More recently, environmental...
-
Global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by recreational anglers: considerations for develo** more resilient and sustainable fisheries
The global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many jurisdictions implementing orders restricting the movements of people to inhibit virus transmission,...
-
Temporal trends of Biscayne Bay pink shrimp fisheries catch, economic indicators, and potential interactions with South Florida recreational flats fisheries
Pink shrimp ( Farfantepenaeus duorarum ) are an economically important species in Biscayne Bay, FL, and support both food and bait commercial...
-
A review of the potential impacts of commercial inshore pink shrimp fisheries on the recreational flats fishery in Biscayne Bay, FL, USA
The recreational flats fishery (bonefish, tarpon, and permit) in South Florida is economically and culturally important and has declined recently for...
-
Cascading effects of climate change on recreational marine flats fishes and fisheries
Tropical and subtropical coastal flats are shallow regions of the marine environment at the intersection of land and sea. These regions provide...
-
Spatial management of estuarine fisheries resources: Do recreational-only fished estuaries provide conservation to harvested species?
Management of fisheries by preventing commercial, whilst allowing recreational-only fishing in some areas, is intended to increase stocks so that...
-
Approaches to regulating recreational fisheries: balancing biology with angler satisfaction
AbstractRecreational fishing is practiced by ~ 350 million people globally, and while it historically has been thought to have minimal ecological...
-
A global review of marine recreational spearfishing
Recreational spearfishing is a fishing method that occurs globally, yet receives considerably less attention in the scientific literature relative to...
-
Abandoned, lost, and otherwise discarded fishing gear in world’s inland fisheries
Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a problem that is increasingly of concern to global fisheries resources and the aquatic...
-
Using recreational tournament records to construct a 53-year time series of the Florida Keys recreational Bonefish fishery
Recreational fisheries managers are often challenged by the lack of long-term data to monitor the status and trends of fisheries. Tournament records...
-
Non-probabilistic surveys and sampling in the human dimensions of fisheries
Fisheries management and conservation require consideration of fish, habitat, and people. In fisheries science, a growing body of research on human...
-
A long term overview of freshwater fisheries in France
The large-scale production and economy of French freshwater fisheries is not documented in the scientific literature. This article fills this...
-
Technological innovations in the recreational fishing sector: implications for fisheries management and policy
Technology that is developed for or adopted by the recreational fisheries sector (e.g., anglers and the recreational fishing industry) has led to...
-
Examination of freshwater drum populations at the center of their latitudinal range: implications for development of diverse recreational angling opportunities
Freshwater drum ( Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, 1819) are found from Canada, through the central United States, and in Atlantic drainages of...
-
Status and challenges for sustainable billfish fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean
Billfish species (families Istiophoridae and **phiidae) are caught in artisanal, recreational, and commercial fisheries throughout the Western Indian...
-
A bright spot analysis of inland recreational fisheries in the face of climate change: learning about adaptation from small successes
Inland recreational fisheries have social, economic, and ecological importance worldwide but these fisheries are increasingly challenged by the...
-
Contribution of area-based fisheries management measures to fisheries sustainability and marine conservation: a global sco** review
Area-based fisheries management measures (ABFMs) are commonly related to the sustainable use of resources but are increasingly considered broader...
-
Complexities of reef fisheries in Brazil: a retrospective and functional approach
Reef fisheries are multispecific and employ a variety of fishing gears across marine environments, even in remote areas. This intricate and...
-
Inland Fisheries in Serbia: Historical Aspect, Fish Resources, Management, and Conservation
The chapter presents the history of fisheries in Serbia from 1860 until today. The chapter discusses the development of society (political, social,...