High-resolution app data reveal sustained increases in recreational fishing effort in Europe during and after COVID-19 lockdowns

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/28064933:_____/23:N0000009

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

High-resolution app data reveal sustained increases in recreational fishing effort in Europe during and after COVID-19 lockdowns

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

High-resolution app data reveal sustained increases in recreational fishing effort in Europe during and after COVID-19 lockdowns

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40103 - Fishery

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Royal Society Open Science

ISSN

2054-5703

e-ISSN

2054-5703

Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

7

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

230408

Kód UT WoS článku

001031984700014

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85166539019