Recreational Fisheries covers a range of methods, case studies and perspectives focused on the multidisciplinary evaluation of the benefits and costs of sport fisheries.

Recreational Fisheries:

• Takes a global look at a worldwide industry of great commercial importance.
• Derives material from internationally known editors and contributors.
• Uses case studies from around the globe to illustrate significant viewpoints.
• Covers a core subject essential to fisheries scientists and policy makers.

Contents

1. Fishing for Fun: Where's the Catch?
2. Recreational Fishing: Value is in the Eye of the Beholder
3. Economic Evaluation of Recreational Fishery Policies
4. Recreational and Commercial Fishers in the Namibian Silver Kob Fishery
5. Projecting Recreational Fishing Participation
6. Catch-and-Release Recreational Fishing: A Historical Perspective
7. Controversy Over Catch-and-Release Recreational Fishing in Europe
8. Maintaining Quality in Recreational Fisheries: How Success Breeds Failure in Management of Open-Access Sport Fisheries
9. The Importance of Angler Motivations in Sport Fishery Management
10. Evaluating Recreational Fishing in Germany
11. A Survey of the Economic Value of Nordic Recreational Fisheries
12. An Evaluation of Recreational Fishing in England and Wales
13. Valuation and Policy in Alaskan Sport Fisheries
14. Evaluating Marine Sport Fisheries in the USA
15. New Large-Scale Survey Methods for Evaluating Sport Fisheries
16. Evaluating the Marine Recreational Fishery in South Africa
17. The Next Chapter: Multicultural and Cross-Disciplinary Progress in Evaluating Recreational Fisheries

Index

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