High-resolution app data reveal sustained increases in recreational fishing effort in Europe during and after COVID-19 lockdowns
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68081766%3A_____%2F23%3A00574711" target="_blank" >RIV/68081766:_____/23:00574711 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/28064933:_____/23:N0000009
Result on the web
<a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.230408" target="_blank" >https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.230408</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230408" target="_blank" >10.1098/rsos.230408</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
High-resolution app data reveal sustained increases in recreational fishing effort in Europe during and after COVID-19 lockdowns
Original language description
It is well recognized that COVID-19 lockdowns impacted human interactions with natural ecosystems. One example is recreational fishing, which, in developed countries, involves approximately 10% of people. Fishing licence sales and observations at angling locations suggest that recreational fishing effort increased substantially during lockdowns. However, the extent and duration of this increase remain largely unknown. We used four years (2018-2021) of high-resolution data from a personal fish-finder device to explore the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on angling effort in four European countries. We show that relative device use and angling effort increased 1.2-3.8-fold during March-May 2020 and generally remained elevated even at the end of 2021. Fishing during the first lockdown also became more frequent on weekdays. Statistical models explained 50-70% of the variation, suggesting that device use and angling effort were relatively consistent and predictable through space and time. Our study demonstrates that recreational fishing behaviour can change substantially and rapidly in response to societal shifts, with profound ecological, human well-being and economic implications. We also show the potential of angler devices and smartphone applications for high-resolution fishing effort analysis and encourage more extensive science and industry collaborations to take advantage of this information.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40103 - Fishery
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Royal Society Open Science
ISSN
2054-5703
e-ISSN
2054-5703
Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
230408
UT code for WoS article
001031984700014
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85166539019