Fish life history, angler behaviour and optimal management of recreational fisheries

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 554-579

  Johnston, Fiona D ^a,b,c   Arlinghaus, Robert ^a,c   Dieckmann, Ulf ^b  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angler effort dynamics; Bioeconomic model; Density dependent compensation; Life history; Optimal management; Utility

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; COMPENSATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LIFE HISTORY; OVERFISHING; PERCID; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SALMONID; STOCK COLLAPSE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ESOCIDAE; ESOX LUCIUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS; SANDER LUCIOPERCA;

EID: 84886418367     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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