Economic expenditures by recreational anglers in a recovering atlantic bluefin tuna fishery.

ABSTRACT: The recent return of Atlantic bluefin tuna to northern Europe following the recovery of the east Atlantic stock has sparked substantial public and scientific interest. This is particularly true for recreational anglers in Denmark, who often consider Atlantic bluefin tuna to be the catch of a lifetime. This attitude has previously sustained a substantial recreational fishery for bluefin tuna with annual tournaments in Denmark, which peaked in the 1950s before the subsequent collapse of the stock during the 1960s. Several scientific tagging programs have recruited recreational anglers in recent years to help catch and release tagged bluefin tuna. The anglers' investment of time and money in the scientific tagging projects indicate that the recreational fishery could recover in the future. Ho

SUBMITTER: Maar K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9352073 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature