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Potts, Warren M., Downey-Breedt, Nicola, Obregon, Pablo, Hyder, Kieran 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1428-5679, Bealey, Roy and Sauer, Warwick H. H.
(2020)
What constitutes effective governance of recreational fisheries? A global review.
Fish and Fisheries, 21 (1).
pp. 91-103.
ISSN 1467-2960
Abstract
The effectiveness of recreational fisheries governance has been mixed, with some countries boasting good governance practices that sustain productive recreational fisheries, while others lack any policies and governance structures specific to recreational fisheries. Here, we identify what constitutes effective governance of recreational fisheries by carrying out: (a) a desktop review of 227 country-specific fisheries legislation, policies and strategies; and (b) a follow-up questionnaire-based survey covering 57 contacts in 29 selected countries. Our results show that while recreational fishing is referred to in the main legislation of 67% of the countries reviewed, only 86 of these 152 countries provide a definition for either “recreational” or “sport” fishing and not always in the main legislation. Recreational fisheries are not considered to be effectively managed in many countries, with less than a quarter of respondents claiming that management in their country is effective. Furthermore, the management efficacy, including compliance with regulations, was considered greater for the industrial and small-scale fishing sectors than for recreational fisheries in most countries. From our findings, it appears that effective recreational fisheries governance requires explicit acknowledgement of recreational fisheries with a clear legal definition in Policy, a well-developed Policy statement, extensive co-management processes, clearly defined biological, economic and social monitoring structures and efficient and transparent cost recovery mechanisms. To ensure adaptation to rapidly changing conditions, policy should recognize all fishery sectors and proactively incorporate adaptive planning and contingency plans to effectively secure the diverse values of resources for all users.
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| Additional Information: | Funding Information: Kevern Cochrane provided valuable insight during the planning phase and during the preparation of the final manuscript. Raymon van Anrooy is thanked for his valuable input during the developmental stages of this project. Aidan Wood is thanked for his contribution during that data collection phase of this study. Three anonymous reviewers are thanked for their extensive and constructive feedback on an earlier draft of this manuscript. "Funding support was provided by Conservation International as part of the GEF‐funded, World Bank‐implemented 'Ocean Partnerships for Sustainable Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation' (OPP), a sub‐project of the Common Oceans ABNJ Program led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)." KH was supported by funding from the UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Publisher Copyright: © 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | angling,compliance,licence,management,policy,oceanography,ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics,aquatic science,management, monitoring, policy and law,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1900/1910 |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2023 03:22 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2023 03:00 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/93798 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/faf.12417 |
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