TY - JOUR
T1 - Inland recreational fisheries contribute nutritional benefits and economic value but are vulnerable to climate change
AU - Lynch, Abigail J.
AU - Embke, Holly S.
AU - Nyboer, Elizabeth A.
AU - Wood, Louisa E.
AU - Thorpe, Andy
AU - Phang, Sui C.
AU - Viana, Daniel F.
AU - Golden, Christopher D.
AU - Milardi, Marco
AU - Arlinghaus, Robert
AU - Baigun, Claudio
AU - Beard Jr, T. Douglas
AU - Cooke, Steven J.
AU - Cowx, Ian G.
AU - Koehn, John D.
AU - Lyach, Roman
AU - Potts, Warren
AU - Robertson, Ashley M.
AU - Schmidhuber, Josef
AU - Weyl, Olaf L.F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply 2024.
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - Inland recreational fishing is primarily considered a leisure-driven activity in freshwaters, yet its harvest can contribute to food systems. Here we estimate that the harvest from inland recreational fishing equates to just over one-tenth of all reported inland fisheries catch globally. The estimated total consumptive use value of inland recreational fish destined for human consumption may reach US$9.95 billion annually. We identify Austria, Canada, Germany and Slovakia as countries above the third quantile for nutrition, economic value and climate vulnerability. These results have important implications for populations dependent on inland recreational fishing for food. Our findings can inform climate adaptation planning for inland recreational fisheries, particularly those not currently managed as food fisheries.
AB - Inland recreational fishing is primarily considered a leisure-driven activity in freshwaters, yet its harvest can contribute to food systems. Here we estimate that the harvest from inland recreational fishing equates to just over one-tenth of all reported inland fisheries catch globally. The estimated total consumptive use value of inland recreational fish destined for human consumption may reach US$9.95 billion annually. We identify Austria, Canada, Germany and Slovakia as countries above the third quantile for nutrition, economic value and climate vulnerability. These results have important implications for populations dependent on inland recreational fishing for food. Our findings can inform climate adaptation planning for inland recreational fisheries, particularly those not currently managed as food fisheries.
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U2 - 10.1038/s43016-024-00961-8
DO - 10.1038/s43016-024-00961-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 38741002
AN - SCOPUS:85192934330
SN - 2662-1355
VL - 5
SP - 433
EP - 443
JO - Nature Food
JF - Nature Food
IS - 5
ER -