PaperYear: | 2020 |
---|
Author(s): | P. Pita, J. Alós, M. Antelo, I. Artetxe, A. Carreño, A. Cuadros, T. Font, J. Beiro, J. García-Charton, A. Gordoa, K. Hyder, J. Lloret, B. Morales-Nin, E. Mugeriza, O. Sagué, J. Pascual-Fernández, J. Ruiz, V. Sandoval, E. Santolini, L. Zarauz, S. Villasante |
---|
Title: | Assessing knowledge gaps and management needs to cope with barriers for environmental, economic and social sustainability of marine recreational fisheries |
---|
Journal: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
---|
ISSN: | 2296-7745 |
---|
JCR Impact Factor: | 4.912 |
---|
Volume: | 7 |
---|
Pages: | 23 |
---|
D.O.I.: | 10.3389/fmars.2020.00023 |
---|
Web: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00023/full |
---|
Abstract: | The European Parliament is concerned about the lack of information on
the relevance of nine million Europeans engaged in marine recreational
fishing (MRF), committing Member States to encourage environmental and
socioeconomic sustainability of the sector. The objective of this paper
is to provide recommendations to guide research actions and management
policies, based on the case of Spain, a key country because its complex
administrative regimen and the intensive use of its coasts, including
900,000 recreational fishers. A review of the state of the knowledge was
performed to identify research gaps, while governance challenges were
identified in an International Symposium on MRF. In the last two decades
research on MRF was remarkable (139 publications). However, public
investment in research (€2.44 million in the same period) should be
improved to cover knowledge gaps on socioeconomic relevance, on impacts
on vulnerable species and on implications of global warming. The license
system should be standardized to allow estimation of effort, catch and
expenditure. Social networks, mobile applications, fisher ecological
knowledge, and citizen science programs could help to develop
cost-effective research and management. Science-based, adaptive policies
should improve the allocation of resources between MRF and other
stakeholders, introducing co-management to reduce conflicts. |
---|
|
Related staffJosep Alós CrespíBeatriz Morales NinRelated departmentsMarine Ecology
|