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Handbook for data collection on recreational fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

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Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 86 p.

Author Grati, F., Carlson, A., Carpentieri, P., Cerri, J.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Technical study

ISBN 978-92-5-134630-3

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers

Series number No. 669

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5403en

Synopsis (short abstract) Marine recreational fisheries are an integral part of Mediterranean and Black Sea coastal life and are commonly practiced throughout the region. Recreational fisheries also represent an important driver of coastal tourism, which constitutes one of the region’s most important maritime sectors in terms of gross value added and employment. However, despite their ubiquity and potential socio-economic contribution, recreational fisheries are a data-poor sector and can vary widely from one country to another, thus impairing proper consideration of the recreational fisheries sector in policy-making and undermining efforts towards sustainable fisheries management at the regional level. The main goal of this handbook is therefore to provide a clear methodological framework to allow Mediterranean and Black Sea countries to implement suitably harmonized sampling and survey monitoring schemes for recreational fisheries. This handbook establishes a minimum set of necessary information for monitoring recreational fisheries, while, at the same time, allowing for flexibility to accommodate national specificities and data collection needs. It also provide guidance on the data analysis process as well as advice to successfully engage stakeholders in the data collection process.

Last updated 19/09/2024.

Updated 18/10/2021, see Corrigendum.

Statutory body / Meeting title General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)

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Grati, F., Carlson, A., Carpentieri, P. & Cerri, J. 2021. Handbook for data collection on recreational fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 669. Rome, FAO. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5403en

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