Measuring fishing effort is one important element for effective management of recreational
fisheries. Traditional intensive angler intercept survey methods collect many observations on …

Recreational fisheries often pose various challenges for monitoring. Conventional
techniques, such as aerial-roving creel surveys, can lead to estimation bias as they are …

Due to the logistics of monitoring remote and diffuse fisheries, typically only a small portion
of the annual fishing effort can be observed, and a random sample is often impractical. We …

Spatial layout of waterbodies and waterbody size can affect a creel clerk's ability to intercept
anglers for interviews and to accurately count anglers, which will affect the accuracy and …

The range of survey methodologies for measuring daily activity, catch and harvest (ie creel
surveys) of recreational anglers, is increasing with the advent of new technologies and …

Abstract Striped Bass Morone saxatilis are stocked in numerous southeastern US reservoirs
to enhance angling opportunities. Many of these reservoirs are near rural communities …

Recreational fishing in Alabama is a major revenue source for communities surrounding
popular fishing destinations as well as a source of tax revenue for local, regional, and state …

A roving creel survey of the recreational shore fishery along the 16.4-km coastline in the
Goukamma Marine Protected Area on the south coast of South Africa was conducted from …

Recreational fishing for black bass (largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and Alabama
bass M. henshalli) and stocked striped bass Morone saxatilis are popular activities at Lewis …

State fisheries management agencies seek financial restitution following a fish kill.
Economic losses due to fish kills on rivers have been underestimated in Alabama, as user …