Understanding Recreational Fishers : Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Approaches for Fisheries Management / edited by Kevin L. Pope, Robert Arlinghaus, Len M. Hunt, Abigail J. Lynch, Brett T. van Poorten.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pope, Kevin L., Editor.

Arlinghaus, Robert., Editor.

Hunt, Len M., Editor.

Lynch, Abigail J., Editor.

van Poorten, Brett T., Editor.

Series:

Fish & Fisheries Series, 2542-8926 ; 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freshwater ecology.

Marine ecology.

Biology--Technique.

Biology.

Science--Social aspects.

Science.

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Behavioral Methods.

Sociology of Science.

Local Subjects:

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Behavioral Methods.

Sociology of Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVIII, 844 p. 250 illus., 41 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2026.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2026.

Summary:

This open access book unites experts from a range of social-science disciplines. It provides a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary overview of how to study recreational fishers as coupled social-ecological system, presenting unique methodological insights for an improved understanding and management of recreational fisheries. The book informs readers about state-of-the art methods for engaging fishers, for quantifying and predicting fisher behaviors, for understanding outcomes of fisher behaviors, and for fully integrating social-science data into recreational-fisheries management—all in the hopes to support sustainable management of complex social-ecological fisheries systems. The content appeals to social scientists and ecologists alike. It is a key resource for students, fisheries managers and fisheries biologists, especially those without formal training in social sciences, and for research scientists and educators developing programs and courses in the field of human dimensions of fish and wildlife. While focused on recreational fisheries, the toolsets and integrative concepts summarized in this book will be of interest to many other natural resource and biodiversity management contexts where humans and the environment interact.

Contents:

Part I. Recreational Fisheries

Chapter 1. Complexity and Integration of Recreational Fisheries

Chapter 2. Role of Recreational Fisher Information in Fisheries Management

Part II. Disciplinary Views of Fishers’ Behaviours and Outcomes

Chapter 3. Introducing Disciplinary Perspectives and Interdisciplinary Possibilities for Understanding Recreational Fishers and Fisheries

Chapter 4. Ecology for Understanding Recreational Fishers and Fisheries

Chapter 5. Resource Economics for Understanding Recreational Fishers and Fisheries

Chapter 6. Social Psychology for Understanding Recreational Fishers and Fisheries

Chapter 7. Political Ecology for Understanding Recreational Fishers and Fisheries

Chapter 8. Environmental History and Historical Ecology for Understanding Recreational Fishers and Fisheries

Chapter 9. Behavioural Economics for Understanding Recreational Fishers and Fisheries

Part III. Engaging Fishers to Support Effective Social Science

Chapter 10. Guidelines for Writing and Constructing Recreational Fisher Surveys

Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Sampling and Implementing Human Dimensions of Fishing Surveys

Chapter 12. Measurement Instruments

Chapter 13. Optimizing Creel Surveys

Chapter 14. Economic Experiments in Recreational Fishing Studies

Chapter 15. Digital Data Mining

Chapter 16. Mixed Methods Research: Applications and Considerations for the Human Dimensions of Recreational Fisheries

Chapter 17. Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis of Text and Images

Chapter 18. Knowledge Co-production in Recreational Fisheries Science and Management

Chapter 19. Evidence Synthesis in Recreational Fisheries Science and Management

Part IV. Interdisciplinary Integration for Recreational Fisheries Management

Chapter 20. Integrating Diverse Stakeholder Knowledge in Recreational Fisheries Decision Making

Chapter 21. Integrated Models of the Social-ecological Dynamics of Recreational Fisheries

Chapter 22. Participatory Modelling to Support Evaluation of Management Actions for Recreational Fisheries

Chapter 23. Adaptive Management for Recreational Fisheries Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty

Chapter 24. Data Standardisation and Management to Facilitate Large-scale and Interdisciplinary Approaches

Chapter 25. Best Practices for Understanding Recreational Fishers.

ISBN:

3-031-99739-5

9783031997396