Recreational sea fishing in Europe in a global context—participation rates, fishing effort, expenditure, and implications for monitoring and assessment

K Hyder, MS Weltersbach, M Armstrong… - Fish and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Marine recreational fishing (MRF) is a high‐participation activity with large economic value
and social benefits globally, and it impacts on some fish stocks. Although reporting MRF …

Biological and ecological impacts derived from recreational fishing in Mediterranean coastal areas

T Font, J Lloret - Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Recreational fishing is a booming activity in Mediterranean coastal areas. Despite
generating a variety of impacts on marine resources and ecosystems, there is much less …

Quantifying recreational shore angling catch and harvest in southern Portugal (north‐east Atlantic Ocean): implications for conservation and integrated fisheries …

P Veiga, J Ribeiro, JMS Gonçalves… - Journal of fish …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recreational shore fishing along 250 km of the south and south‐west coast of Portugal was
studied based on roving creel and aerial surveys. Surveys were conducted between August …

Recreational fishing in Spain: first national estimates of fisher population size, fishing activity and fisher social profile

A Gordoa, AL Dedeu, J Boada - Fisheries research, 2019 - Elsevier
This study represents the first nationwide assessment of marine recreational fishing in
Spain. A new cost-effective approach was used to collect fisher's information: an online …

Marine recreational fishing in Portugal: Current knowledge, challenges, and future perspectives

H Diogo, P Veiga, C Pita, A Sousa, D Lima… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Marine recreational fishing (MRF) in Portugal is a traditional leisure activity with
considerable importance for coastal populations. In the absence of available information …

Economic, social and ecological attributes of marine recreational fisheries in Galicia, Spain

P Pita, K Hyder, P Gomes, C Pita, M Rangel, P Veiga… - Fisheries …, 2018 - Elsevier
There are growing concerns about the impact of Marine Recreational Fishing (MRF) on
marine ecosystems and its combined effects with other human activities, such as commercial …

The nationwide assessment of marine recreational fishing: A French example

J Herfaut, H Levrel, O Thébaud, G Véron - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2013 - Elsevier
In 2006, IFREMER, with the help of the polling institute BVA, implemented a national pilot
study of recreational fishing. Taking into account all the different fishing methods, from …

Recreational fisheries can be of the same magnitude as commercial fisheries: The case of Cyprus

N Michailidis, S Katsanevakis, N Chartosia - Fisheries research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine Recreational Fishing (MRF) in Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean) was
evaluated using telephone surveys between 2016 and 2018. All three existing MRF types …

Characteristics of marine recreational fishing in the anakkale Strait (Turkey)

V Unal, D Acarli, A Gordoa - Mediterranean …, 2010 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
The economic and harvest impacts of Marine Recreational Fishing (MRF) in Çanakkale
Strait were analysed along with fishing policy, sociology and habits of fishers. Data sources …

Combining telephone surveys and fishing catches self-report: The French sea bass recreational fishery assessment

D Rocklin, H Levrel, M Drogou, J Herfaut, G Veron - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Fisheries statistics are known to be underestimated, since they are mainly based on
information about commercial fisheries. However, various types of fishing activities exist and …