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

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	1423211783964 Grati, F., FAO, Rome (Italy). Fisheries Div. 1423211781886 eng, 1423211767930 Carlson, A., 1423211779386 Carpentieri, P., 1423211783965 Cerri, J.
Format:	biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Rome (Italy) FAO 2021
Subjects:	code of conduct for recreational fisheries, fishery management, sustainable fisheries, sampling, fishery surveys, monitoring, data collecting, data analysis, SDGs, Goal 2 Zero hunger,
Online Access:	https://www.fao.org/3/cb5403en/cb5403en.pdf https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5403en
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