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Scale-and context-dependent selection of recreational harvest estimation methods: the Australasian experience
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Hartill, BW and Cryer, M and Lyle, JM and Rees, EB and Ryan, KL and Steffe, AS and Taylor, SM and West, L and Wise, BS, Scale-and context-dependent selection of recreational harvest estimation methods: the Australasian experience, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 32, (1) pp. 109-123. ISSN 0275-5947 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2012 American Fisheries Society
DOI: doi:10.1080/02755947.2012.661387
Abstract
Fisheries managers are becoming increasingly aware of the need to quantify all forms of harvest, including
that by recreational fishers. This need has been driven by both a growing recognition of the potential impact that
noncommercial fishers can have on exploited resources and the requirement to allocate catch limits between different
sectors of the wider fishing community in many jurisdictions. Marine recreational fishers are rarely required to
report any of their activity, and some form of survey technique is usually required to estimate levels of recreational
catch and effort. In this review, we describe and discuss studies that have attempted to estimate the nature and extent
of recreational harvests of marine fishes in New Zealand and Australia over the past 20 years. We compare studies by method to show how circumstances dictate their application and to highlight recent developments that other
researchers may find of use. Although there has been some convergence of approach, we suggest that context is an
important consideration, and many of the techniques discussed here have been adapted to suit local conditions and to
address recognized sources of bias. Much of this experience, along with novel improvements to existing approaches,
have been reported only in "gray" literature because of an emphasis on providing estimates for immediate management
purposes. This paper brings much of that work together for the first time, and we discuss how others might benefit
from our experience.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Fisheries sciences |
Research Field: | Fisheries management |
Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
Objective Group: | Fisheries - wild caught |
Objective Field: | Fisheries - recreational freshwater |
UTAS Author: | Lyle, JM (Associate Professor Jeremy Lyle) |
ID Code: | 80171 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 30 |
Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
Deposited On: | 2012-10-24 |
Last Modified: | 2013-06-25 |
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