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Long Term Management Measures For The Cockburn Sound Restricted Entry Fisheries., P. Millington

Fisheries management papers

The objective of this management plan is to introduce rules which will ensure there is a real reduction in professional fishing units and fishing effort in the medium to long term. This reduction should enable a small professional fishery to co-exist with the recreational sector, supply fresh fish to the metropolitan area, ensuring there is no proliferation of "shamateur fishing" and providing a supply of recreational angling bait.

Western Rock Lobster Industry Marketing Report 1989/90 Season., Marec Pty Ltd

Fisheries management papers

This report includes figures for catch, boiled, frozen and live lobster, lobster tails, bi-products. As well as currency exchange rates and beach price for that year. Catch figures have been supplied by Fisheries Research Division, WA Marine Research Laboratories, Fisheries Department of Western Australia. Production figures have been taken from Commonwealth Department of Primary Industry, Monthly Production Summary figures. Some variation of +/-2% may occur between the cumulative monthly figures and the season production totals supplied.

Western North Atlantic Shark-Fishery Management Problems And Informational Requirements, Thomas B. Hoff, John A. Musick

VIMS Books and Book Chapters

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) has primary responsibility for the development ofihe Western North Atlantic Shark Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Currently, there is a consensus among the five East Coast Councils that an FMP for sharks should be prepared. The current concerns focus on many of the same issues that were germane a decade ago when a shark FMP was initiated and then halted mainly because of inadequate information. These issues include 1) an expanded, nondiscriminant, commercial longline fishery ; (2) an existing and rapidly expanding recreational fishery; (3) concern for the extensive waste which occurs from both recreational …

Recreation Specialization And Preferences Of Utah Anglers, Bruce P. Andersen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purposes of this study were to gain a better understanding of anglers and angler preferences and to examine differences between subgroups of anglers based on level of specialization. Understanding these similarities and differences between user groups will provide valuable input for more effective fisheries management.

A randomized mail survey was sent to resident, adult fishing-license holders in Utah. A 68% response rate yielded 1216 usable returns for data analysis. An analysis of three recreation specialization dimensions (participation, equipment and investment, and lifestyle) and further analysis of participation and investment variables were used to develop a typology of Utah anglers. …