2009
Benefits and constraints of outdoor recreation for people with physical disabilities: Inferences from recreational fishing
Date:
12/17/2009
Journal:
Leisure Sciences
The benefits and constraints to angling participation experienced by recreational anglers with and without disabilities were compared in this study. Data were gathered for 775 angler organization members (n = 347 with disabilities) responding to a mail survey in Germany. Anglers with disabilities were older and more often retired than anglers without disabilities, but there were no differences in angling frequency between angler groups.
Economic impact of recreational sea angling in Scotland
Date:
July 2009
Previously, very little was known about the scale of sea angling, its distribution across Scotland, or the economic impact of sea anglers’ expenditure. In these circumstances, it is possible that sea angling could have been over-looked when fisheries, tourism and coastal developments were being considered. The Scottish Government has sought to rectify this by commissioning this assessment of sea angling and its contribution to employment and income both in Scotland as a whole and its regions.
Saltwater sportfishing for food or income in the Northeastern US:Statistical estimates and policy implications
Date:
2009
Journal:
Marine Policy, 33, 49-57
In the Northeast US fishery managers have attempted to control marine recreational fishing mortality through annual adjustments to the number and/or size of fish that can be kept. These measures, with a few exceptions, have generally failed to prevent recreational fishing mortality rates from exceeding annual target levels. In this study, we show that one of the reasons why keep limits may have failed is that a substantial number of anglers obtain little value from being able to keep self-caught fish.
The Economic evaluation of inland fisheries:The economic impact of freshwater angling in England & Wales Science Report
Publisher:
Environment Agency
This reports relates to the study of economic evaluation of inland fisheries produced for the Environment Agency. In looking at the economic impact of freshwater angling, the research had the following objectives, namely to:
Watery masculinities: Fly-fishing and the angling male in the South West of England
Date:
August 2009
Journal:
Gender, Place and Culture
This article examines the masculinities evident through fly fishing for salmon and trout in the South West of England. It identifies the way that many accounts of rural masculinities focus on particularly macho traits such as strength, resilience and domination and particular relationships with nature and the environment. Such macho traits are evident in the masculinities of angling - the angler regularly discusses issues of competition and duelling with nature.
Why Do People Drop Out of Recreational Fishing? A Study of Lapsed Fishers from Queensland, Australia
Date:
2009
Journal:
Fisheries 2009, 34, 443-452.
We sought to understand declining recreational fishing participation in Queensland, Australia, by investigating why lapsed fishers ceased fishing and identifying the constraints that prevented them from resuming their fishing participation. The primary reasons for ceasing fishing were lack of time, loss of interest, and poor fishing quality. Most lapsed fishers were able to compensate for loss of fishing activity by increasing participation in other activities; about one-quarter reported a decrease in their overall leisure activity and leisure satisfaction since ceasing fishing.
