Fishing tourism, biodiversity protection and regional politics in the River Tornionjoki, Finland

• Published in: Fisheries Management and Ecology
• Main Authors: SALMI, J., SALMI, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2010
• Subjects: Tornionjoki; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2010.00736.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2400.2010.00736.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2010.00736.x

Abstract Salmon , Salmo salar L., fishing involves a broad range of interest groups and is thus a challenge for fisheries governance. This article focuses on the natural River Tornionjoki between Finland and Sweden, the most important wild salmon river in the Northern Baltic Sea. The marine salmon fisheries have been restricted to protect the declining wild salmon stocks and secure catches for fishing tourism. River fisheries interest groups have been absent from the salmon committees, but have taken other measures to influence salmon fisheries politics. This social movement has achieved its aims only partly, because of counteractions by the coastal commercial fishers and their associations. A forum for enabling dialogue between stakeholders is recommended to reduce tensions between the commercial fishery and tourism industry.