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Global Challenges in Recreational Fisheries

ISBN: 978-1-405-15657-8

December 2007

Wiley-Blackwell

376 pages

Description
Recreational or sports fishing is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide and in many countries represents an important social and cultural activity. In some regions, it also contributes significant income to tourism and tackle businesses. In addition to its importance from a social and economic standpoint, the impact of recreational fishing on the environment and on food webs can often be substantial.

This important book represents the major output from the 4th World Recreational Fishing Conference held in Norway in June 2005. The conference focused on several topics and targeted all stakeholders in the recreational fishing sector, including researchers, managers, NGO representatives and businesses. This book reflects that diversity, encompassing a variety of approaches within its carefully selected and fully peer-reviewed chapters.

Global Challenges in Recreational Fisheries is an essential purchase for fisheries managers, multidisciplinary fisheries scientists, marine and freshwater biologists, ecologists and environmental scientists. The book is highly relevant for graduate university courses in fisheries management and fisheries sciences. Libraries in all universities, government fish and wildlife agencies and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught will need copies of this important publication.

About the Author
Dr. Øystein Aas is a Senior Research Scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research in Lillehammer, and a Visiting Professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås and University of Tromsø, College of Fishery Sciences, Tromsø, Norway.
Features

  • from the 4th World Recreational Fishing Conference

  • includes coverage of the major current areas for concern in recreational fishing

  • recreational fishing is a multi-billion dollar industry world wide