Chapter 15. Recreational Fishing for Pelagic Sharks Worldwide

  1. Merry D. Camhi Conservation Consultant1
  2. Ellen K. Pikitch2
  3. Elizabeth A. Babcock3
  1. Elizabeth A. Babcock

Published Online: 28 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444302516.ch15

Book Title

Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation

Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation

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How to Cite

Babcock, E. A. (2009) Recreational Fishing for Pelagic Sharks Worldwide, in Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation (eds M. D. Camhi, E. K. Pikitch and E. A. Babcock), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444302516.ch15

Editor Information

  1. 1

    126 Raymond Street, Islip, NY 11751, USA

  2. 2

    Pew Institute for Ocean Science, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 125 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022, USA

  3. 3

    Pew Institute for Ocean Science, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA

Author Information

  1. Pew Institute for Ocean Science, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2009
  2. Published Print: 29 FEB 2008

Book Series:

  1. Fish and Aquatic Resources Series

Book Series Editors:

  1. Professor Tony J. Pitcher

Series Editor Information

  1. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632059959

Online ISBN: 9781444302516

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Keywords:

  • pelagic sharks and recreational fishing;
  • Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS);
  • National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS);
  • recreational fishing for big game sharks;
  • first big game shark fishery in Europe at Cornwall;
  • Shark Angling Club of Great Britain (SACGB);
  • International Game Fish Association (IGFA) and records of largest fish species caught;
  • Game Fishing Association of Australia (GFAA);
  • recreational fisheries and greater monitoring

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Information sources

  • Recreational fishing by country

  • Conclusions

  • Acknowledgments

  • References

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