Unexpectedly high catch-and-release rates in European marine recreational fisheries: Implications for science and management

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1319-1329

  Ferter, Keno ^a,b   Weltersbach, Marc Simon ^c   Strehlow, Harry Vincent ^c   Vølstad, Jon Helge ^b   Alós, Josep ^d   Arlinghaus, Robert ^e,f   Armstrong, Mike ^g   Dorow, Malte ^h   De Graaf, Martin ⁱ   Van Der Hammen, Tessa ⁱ   Hyder, Kieran ^g   Levrel, Harold ^j   Paulrud, Anton ^k   Radtke, Krzysztof ^l   Rocklin, Delphine ^m   Sparrevohn, Claus Reedtz ^n,o   Veiga, Pedro ^p  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF BALTIC SEA FISHERIES   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^f HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^h Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas Forestry and Fisheries   (Germany)

ⁱ WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^j IFREMER   (France)

^k Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management   (Sweden)

^l NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^m UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

ⁿ Danmarks Pelagiske Producentorganisation   (Denmark)

^o TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^p UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

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Author keywords

angler behaviour; angling; catch and release; European recreational fisheries; fishing mortality; motivation; post release mortality; recreational fisheries management; survival

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING MORTALITY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MAGNITUDE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84886404381     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst104     Document Type: Article

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