The role of social norms and informal sanctions in catch-and-release angling

• Published in: Fisheries Management and Ecology
• Main Authors: Stensland, Stian, Aas, Øystein
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: VDP::Samfunnsgeografi: 290; VDP::Human geography: 290; Norway; Lakselva; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2577421; https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12078

This study focuses on norms and informal sanctions of catch-and-release angling and their implications for fishery management. A Web-based questionnaire of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., anglers in the Lakselva River, Norway, yielded 656 answers (response rate 68 %). Anglers were segmented into fo...