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Fishing
About: Fishing is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 26543 publications have been published within this topic receiving 455552 citations. The topic is also known as: angling.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the literature on intrasectoral and inter-sectoral user and management conflicts in recreational fisheries and summarized the insights gained in a qualitative conflict model.
Abstract: Recreational fisheries constitute the dominant fisheries activity in freshwater ecosystems of most countries of the temperate regions. Yet, research on recreational fisheries appears parochial, with a strong national orientation and few theoretical frameworks guiding empirical research. Furthermore, the holistic study of the human dimensions of recreational fisheries has received limited attention, particularly in Europe. This does not correspond with the fact that recreational fisheries management is today as much people as fish stock management. One of the most pressing needs in recreational fisheries governance is to identify, understand and manage ‘people conflicts’ because such conflicts can hamper any progress towards sustainability. Therefore, in this paper the literature on intrasectoral and intersectoral user and management conflicts is reviewed. The insights gained are summarized in a qualitative conflict model that centres on core variables fostering conflicts in recreational fisheries. These variables include social (cultural, institutional, emotional, communicative and group-related) as well as individual (activity style, resource specificity, mode of experience and lifestyle tolerance) factors that influence and reinforce each other. Ultimately, conflict has to be addressed by appropriate management actions. Thus, the present article ends with implications that might aid in solving conflicts in recreational fisheries management and conservation.
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TL;DR: Abernethy et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the economic and social impacts of rising fuel costs for fishers and communities in southwest England and found that fuel prices doubled between early 2007 and mid-2008, whereas fish prices remained relatively stable throughout as a result of the price-setting power of seafood buyers.
Abstract: Abernethy, K. E., Trebilcock, P., Kebede, B., Allison, E. H., and Dulvy, N. K. 2010. Fuelling the decline in UK fishing communities? – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 000– 000. Volatile fuel prices are a threat to the viability of UK fishing communities. The economic and social impacts of rising fuel costs for fishers and communities in southwest England are examined. Fuel prices doubled between early 2007 and mid-2008, whereas fish prices remained relatively stable throughout as a result of the price-setting power of seafood buyers. It was the fishers who absorbed the increased costs, resulting in significant loss of income, reduced job security, and problems in recruiting crew. All gear types were affected, but fishers using towed gears were most adversely impacted. Fishing vessels with recent investment have greater fuel efficiency, so appeared to be more able to cope and to adapt to increased fuel costs. Fishing behaviour also altered as skippers attempted to increase fuel efficiency at the cost of reduced catches. Most skippers reported fishing closer to port, reducing their exploratory fishing, and ceasing experimentation with fishing gears with lesser environmental impact. Therefore, a threat to fishing community viability may have linked environmental effects. The impacts of this fuel price volatility foreshadow a likely future impact of rising fuel prices attributable to climate change adaptation and mitigation and forecasts of rising oil prices. Without proactive planning and policy development, rising fuel prices have the potential to cause job losses and economic hardship additional to problems that may arise from poor management and stock decline, in all fishing-related sectors of the industry.
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TL;DR: In this article, a catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) metric was used to classify longline sets in relation to species composition of the catches, and five effort clusters were identified based on proportions of eight species and three broader species groups.
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Spanish National Research Council1, Institut de recherche pour le développement2, University of Cape Town3, National Marine Fisheries Service4, Simon Fraser University5, Bedford Institute of Oceanography6, Middle East Technical University7, Aix-Marseille University8, Fisheries and Oceans Canada9, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera10, Scottish Association for Marine Science11, European University of Brittany12, University of British Columbia13, Centre national de la recherche scientifique14, Cheikh Anta Diop University15, Cawthron Institute16, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science17, University of Washington18, SIDI19, University of Tartu20, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences21, IFREMER22, University of Auckland23, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research24, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries25
TL;DR: IndiSeas (Indicators for the Seas) as mentioned in this paper is a suite of indicators to quantify the effects of fishing on the broader ecosystem using several criteria (i.e., ecological meaning, sensitivity to fishing, data availability, management objectives and public awareness).
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TL;DR: The Italian area of Cilento (southern Tyrrhenian Sea) has the same characteristics as many other Mediterranean coastal zones in which activities, such as fishing, aquaculture and tourism are carried out as discussed by the authors.
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