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Risk perceptions and conservation ethics among recreational anglers targeting threatened sharks in the subtropical Atlantic

open access: yesEndangered Species Research, 2015
Recreational fisheries management has traditionally been more concerned with quantifiable, catch-centric goals than angler-centric perceptions. However, the attitudes of fishers affect their behavior, which can alter the effort they make towards ...
AJ Gallagher, SJ Cooke, N Hammerschlag
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Recreational boat fishing pressure on fish communities of the shelf and shelf break of Faial and Pico Islands (Azores Archipelago): implications for coastal resource management [PDF]

open access: yesActa Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2013
Background. Several studies have highlighted the negative potential of recreational boat fishing to put pressure on coastal fish species and in particular on those that are vulnerable.
H. Diogo, J.G. Pereira
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Let’s talk aliens - Stakeholder perceptions of an alien species differ in time and space [PDF]

open access: yesNeoBiota
Humans play an integral role in biological invasions, from aiding introductions of alien species to experiencing their impacts and holding the ability to manage them.
Theresa Henke   +3 more
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Recreational angler reporting as a tool for tracking the distribution of invasive Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio)

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2023
The recent invasion of Carassius gibelio (commonly known as Prussian carp or Gibel carp) in freshwater environments in central Canada threatens native North American aquatic species and ecosystems.
Natasha Pentyliuk   +3 more
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Impacts of Recreational Angling on Fish Population Recovery after a Commercial Fishing Ban

open access: yesFishes, 2022
It is often assumed that recreational fishing has negligible influences on fish stocks compared to commercial fishing. However, for inland water bodies in densely populated areas, this assumption may not be supported.
Justas Dainys   +8 more
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How Stocking Recreational Fisheries Works (and Sometimes Does not)

open access: yesEDIS, 2022
Stock enhancement or “stocking” is one of the oldest, most common, and most popular ways of improving recreational fisheries. Stocking is usually supposed to increase the number of fish available for anglers to catch.
Nicholas Fisch   +4 more
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Participation Rates of Freshwater Recreational Fisheries in the Counties of Croatia

open access: yesCroatian Journal of Fisheries, 2019
The aim of this research was to define the participation rates of freshwater anglers in Croatia, their changes over the years and their differences across the counties of Croatia.
Treer Tomislav
doaj   +1 more source

Angling to Reach a Destination to Fish—Exploring the Land and Water Travel Dynamics of Recreational Fishers in Port Phillip Bay, Australia

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Recreational fishing is a popular pastime and multibillion dollar industry in Australia, playing a key economic role, especially in regional areas. In the State of Victoria, Port Phillip Bay (PPB), bordered by Melbourne and its suburbs, is the largest of
Ali Jalali   +4 more
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THE STRUCTURE OF ANGLERS’ CATCHES AND THEIR PART IN TOTAL FISH CATCH ON THE KAKHOVKA RESERVOIR

open access: yesRibogospodarsʹka Nauka Ukraïni, 2015
Purpose: To determine species and weight composition of anglers’ catches and their part in the total fish catch on the Kakhovka reservoir. Methodology.
M. Maksimenko
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Economic contribution and social welfare of recreational charter boat fisheries in the northeast Atlantic: The cases of Galicia (Spain) and Madeira archipelago (Portugal)

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Recreational charter boat fisheries provide alternative economic development to traditional commercial fisheries, especially to coastal communities in warm seas.
Pablo Pita   +8 more
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