Article (Scientific journals)
A multimethod approach to assess marine recreational fishing activity in a Mediterranean area: A case study of the Balagne region (Corsica, France)
Iborra, Laura; Marengo, Michel; Valleteau, Claire et al.
2024In Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 16 (6), p. 1-22
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
 

Files


Full Text
113MarCoastFish2024Iborramarine recreational fishing activity in a Mediterranean.pdf
Publisher postprint (11.67 MB) Creative Commons License - Attribution
Download

All documents in ORBi are protected by a user license.

Send to



Details



Keywords :
fishing, CPUE
Abstract :
[en] Recreational fishing is a growing concern in the management of fishery resources given its economic impact, the number of people involved, and the magnitude of catches. Despite its significant impact on marine resources and ecosystems, recreational fishing has received less attention in research than commercial fishing.MethodsThis study focuses on marine recreational fishing in Balagne (Corsica, France, northwestern Mediterranean). It presents, for the first time in this region, valuable data on the population size of recreational fishers; their sociological profiles; fishing habits; and, specifically, catch data related to boat fishing.ResultThrough an extensive telephone survey involving 387 households, we estimated that recreational fishers constitutes 10.2% of the population, with the majority being men (84.84%). The average age varies significantly based on the type of fishing practiced: 38.4 years for spearfishing, 50.2 years for shore fishing, and 56.4 years for boat fishing. Additionally, the study found that shore fishers declare practicing no‐kill fishing more frequently than do boat fishers (90.00% and 56.67%, respectively). Photographic protocol, fishing logbooks, and boarding provided data on catch composition and fishing characteristics. In the case of boat fishers, catches per unit of effort, estimated from boarding data, were found to be 1.03 ± 1.51 individuals/h/fisher and 222.32 ± 318.94 g/h/fisher. Despite the great diversity among the species caught (49 species), Comber Serranus cabrilla, Blackspot Seabream Pagellus bogaraveo, Black Seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus, and Painted Comber Serranus scriba are overly represented in number among the species of marine fish caught by boat fishers and Common Dentex Dentex dentex, Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili, Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus, and Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus are overly represented in weight. Among all individuals caught and measured, about one out of two individuals (48.97% of catches) does not reach the legal size.ConclusionThis study reveals the need to establish monitoring, surveillance, and control programs to ensure the sustainability of fish stocks and fisheries, including recreational fisheries.
Research Center/Unit :
FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège
STARESO
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Iborra, Laura  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch (FOCUS) ; Aix – Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO – OCEANOMED Bât Méditerranée – LUMINY Marseille France ; STARESO – Pointe de la Revellata Calvi France
Marengo, Michel  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Océanographie biologique ; STARESO – Pointe de la Revellata Calvi France
Valleteau, Claire;  STARESO – Pointe de la Revellata Calvi France
Patrissi, Michela;  STARESO – Pointe de la Revellata Calvi France
Lejeune, Pierre ;  STARESO - Station de Recherches Sous-marines et Océanographiques
Gobert, Sylvie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Océanographie biologique ; STARESO – Pointe de la Revellata Calvi France
Cuny, Philippe ;  Aix – Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO – OCEANOMED Bât Méditerranée – LUMINY Marseille France
Language :
English
Title :
A multimethod approach to assess marine recreational fishing activity in a Mediterranean area: A case study of the Balagne region (Corsica, France)
Publication date :
December 2024
Journal title :
Marine and Coastal Fisheries
ISSN :
1942-5120
Publisher :
Wiley
Volume :
16
Issue :
6
Pages :
1-22
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Development Goals :
14. Life below water
Available on ORBi :
since 09 December 2024

Statistics


Number of views
7 (0 by ULiège)
Number of downloads
1 (0 by ULiège)

Scopus citations®
 
0
Scopus citations®
without self-citations
0
OpenCitations
 
0
OpenAlex citations
 
0

Bibliography


Similar publications



Contact ORBi