Recreational anglers’ preferences about harvest regulations to protect a threatened freshwater fish in France
International audience A number of freshwater fish particularly migratory species are currently under threat. As the pressure of recreational fishing has intensified, this activity needs to be more regulated to halt the decline of threatened fish stocks. This paper presents results of an economic va...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-04297783v1 2024-02-27T08:38:54+00:00 Recreational anglers’ preferences about harvest regulations to protect a threatened freshwater fish in France Rambonilaza, Tina Kerouaz, Fathallah Boschet, Christophe Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux (CESAER) Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Dijon Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) Bordeaux Sciences Economiques (BSE) Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Environnement, territoires en transition, infrastructures, sociétés (UR ETTIS) Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) FAUNA 2023-04 https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-04297783 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117356 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117356 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/36701828 hal-04297783 https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-04297783 doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117356 PUBMED: 36701828 WOS: 000963016300001 ISSN: 0301-4797 EISSN: 1095-8630 Journal of Environmental Management https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-04297783 Journal of Environmental Management, 2023, 332, pp.117356. ⟨10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117356⟩ [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2023 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117356 2024-01-28T00:20:49Z International audience A number of freshwater fish particularly migratory species are currently under threat. As the pressure of recreational fishing has intensified, this activity needs to be more regulated to halt the decline of threatened fish stocks. This paper presents results of an economic valuation study of anglers' preferences for a change in the rules applying to Twaite shad fisheries in south-western France. Twaite shad has become a "near-threatened" species, with the same IUCN status as the Atlantic salmon. As shad recreational angling continues to be open access, new regulations are required to limit recreational harvest in support of a management strategy to prevent stock reduction even to foster stock recovery. We combined a deliberative choice experiment with open group discussion to obtain an in-depth understanding of anglers' preferences between two types of traditional regulatory instrument - a license fee or a bag limit. The closure of the fishery served as the reference scenario. The results indicate that the majority of anglers were aware of the decline of Twaite shad stocks. The recreational value of the species remains high, especially for those who already target migratory species. Although econometric estimations show that there are heterogeneous preferences across anglers, there were support for a change toward a bag limit, and an aversion for a high-priced licence fee. The findings also provided two key insights to improve recreational fishing management and preservation policy for threatened species. The communication of observation data on fish stock could not be considered as a sufficient ecological information to ensure threatened species monitoring leads to an effective co-management with anglers' community. Anglers' aversion to loss can be seen as a behaviour mechanism towards the preservation of the species rather than to its use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Journal of Environmental Management 332 117356 |
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International audience A number of freshwater fish particularly migratory species are currently under threat. As the pressure of recreational fishing has intensified, this activity needs to be more regulated to halt the decline of threatened fish stocks. This paper presents results of an economic valuation study of anglers' preferences for a change in the rules applying to Twaite shad fisheries in south-western France. Twaite shad has become a "near-threatened" species, with the same IUCN status as the Atlantic salmon. As shad recreational angling continues to be open access, new regulations are required to limit recreational harvest in support of a management strategy to prevent stock reduction even to foster stock recovery. We combined a deliberative choice experiment with open group discussion to obtain an in-depth understanding of anglers' preferences between two types of traditional regulatory instrument - a license fee or a bag limit. The closure of the fishery served as the reference scenario. The results indicate that the majority of anglers were aware of the decline of Twaite shad stocks. The recreational value of the species remains high, especially for those who already target migratory species. Although econometric estimations show that there are heterogeneous preferences across anglers, there were support for a change toward a bag limit, and an aversion for a high-priced licence fee. The findings also provided two key insights to improve recreational fishing management and preservation policy for threatened species. The communication of observation data on fish stock could not be considered as a sufficient ecological information to ensure threatened species monitoring leads to an effective co-management with anglers' community. Anglers' aversion to loss can be seen as a behaviour mechanism towards the preservation of the species rather than to its use. |
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Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux (CESAER) Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Dijon Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) Bordeaux Sciences Economiques (BSE) Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Environnement, territoires en transition, infrastructures, sociétés (UR ETTIS) Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) FAUNA |
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Recreational anglers’ preferences about harvest regulations to protect a threatened freshwater fish in France |
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ISSN: 0301-4797 EISSN: 1095-8630 Journal of Environmental Management https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-04297783 Journal of Environmental Management, 2023, 332, pp.117356. ⟨10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117356⟩ |
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