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Recreational sea fishing in Europe in a global contextParticipation rates, fish...
Hyder, Kieran; Weltersbach, Marc Simon; Armstrong, Mike; Ferter, Keno; Townhill, Bryony; Ahvonen, Anssi; Arlinghaus, Robert; Baikov, AndreiMarine 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 catches is a European Union legislative requirement, estimates are only available for some countries. Here, data on numbers of fishers, participation rates, days fished, expenditures, and catches of two widely targeted species were ...
Unexpectedly high catch-and-release rates in European marine recreational fishe...
Ferter, Keno; Weltersbach, Marc Simon; Strehlow, Harry Vincent; Vølstad, Jon Helge; Alós, Josep; Arlinghaus, Robert; Armstrong, Mike; Dorow, MalteWhile catch-and-release (C&R) is a well-known practice in several European freshwater recreational fisheries, studies on the magnitude and impact of this practice in Europeanmarine recreational fisheries are limited. To provide an overview of the practice andmagnitude of C&R among marine recreational anglers in Europe, the existing knowledge of C&R and its potential associated release mortality was collected an...