Project
German Sea Angling Program

DCF (Data Collection Framework): Collection of data of the German recreational fishery (angling) as part of the Data Collection Framework of the EU
Next to the commercial fishery the recreational fishery plays an important role concerning the removal of biomass from fish stocks. For certain species recreational fishery catches can have a significant share of the total landings. In addition to its importance for the scientific stock assessment recreational fishery has particular commercial relevance.
Background and Objective
Since 2003 the Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries (OF) is collecting recreational fishery data in German marine waters of the North and Baltic Sea. This includes effort and catch per unit of effort (e.g. catch/day) in order to estimate total catch for selected species. The aims of the data collection are to obtain reliable, consistent and comparable catch and effort data of the recreational fishery. This data are to improve the current stock assessment, which up until now depends solely on data from the commercial fishery and fishery-independent research. In consequence, this will allow an improved management in particularly of the cod stock.
Approach
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Thünen-Contact

Involved Thünen-Partners
Involved external Thünen-Partners
- Institute of Marine Research (IMR) / Havforskningsinstituttet (HI)
(Bergen, Tromsø, Norwegen) - Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-LALLF
(Rostock, Deutschland) -
Landesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Fischerei MV
(Gülzow, Deutschland) - GEOMAR - Helmholtz Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
(Kiel, Deutschland) - Fisch und Umwelt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(Rostock, Deutschland)
Funding Body
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European Union (EU)
(international, öffentlich) -
Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(national, öffentlich) -
Bundesverband der deutschen Fischindustrie und des Fischgroßhandels e.V.
(national, privat) -
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
(national, öffentlich) -
German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)
(national, öffentlich)
Duration
Permanent task 1.2001 - 12.2025
More Information
Project status:
ongoing
Publications
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Koemle D, Pascoe S, Weltersbach MS, Gassler B, Arlinghaus R (2025) How quota cuts, recreational fishing, and predator conservation can shape coastal commercial fishery efforts. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 82(1):1-20, DOI:10.1139/cjfas-2024-0081
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Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Haase K, Eckardt J, Strehlow HV (2024) 20 Years of Work on Marine Recreational Fisheries at the Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 87 p, Thünen Working Paper 234, DOI:10.3220/WP1710484687000
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Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Arlinghaus R, Becker O, Bronnmann J (2024) Angeln auf Dorsch. In: Deutscher Angelfischerverband (ed) Fisch des Jahres 2024: Der Dorsch oder Kabeljau (Gadus morhua). Berlin: Deutscher Angelfischerverband eV, pp 71-80
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Grati F, Hyder K, Mugerza E, Arlinghaus R, Baudrier J, Bell B, Bolognini L, De Groote AI, Diogo H, Haase K, Pita P, Potts W, Radford Z, Regimbart A, Scanu M, Skov C, Udzups D, Verleye T, Volstad JH, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV (2024) Effective governance of marine recreational fisheries in Europe is needed to maximize the societal benefits of its fisheries. ICES J Mar Sci: Online First, Dec 2024, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsae169
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV (2024) Eine Charakterisierung der marinen Angelfischerei in Deutschland - Besonderheiten und Perspektiven. Z Fischerei 2023(3):13, DOI:10.35006/fischzeit.2023.35
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Mugerza E, Hyder K, Lejk A, Winkler A, Regimbart A, Papadopoulos A, Kagervall A, Winter A-M, de Groote A, Kontautas A, Dragicevic B, Skov C, Chen C, Bova C, Zilniece D, Vertegaal D, Ryan D, Udzups D, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2024) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS). Copenhagen: ICES, iii, 46 p, ICES Sci Rep 6(106), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.28008698
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Hyder K, Mugerza E, Alvarado DJ, Atterborne A, Bachiller E, Baudrier J, Bolognini L, Bouch P, Bova C, Brown A, Chun C, Colella S, Curtis D, de Groote A, Diogo HM, Dumpis J, Edwards W, Haase K, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2024) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS; outputs from 2023 meeting). Copenhagen: ICES, iv, 52 p, ICES Sci Rep 6(11), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.25067702
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Scanu M, Radford Z, Curtis D, Udzups D, Bachiller E, Mugerza E, Lambert G, Olesen HJ, Thasitis I, Sics I, White J, Ryan KL, Hyder K, Nedreaas K, van de Pol L, Zarauz L, Koutrakis M, Storr-Paulsen M, Farthing M, Weltersbach MS, et al (2024) Workshop on recreational fisheries in stock assessments (WKRFSA). Copenhagen: ICES, i, 35 p, ICES Sci Rep 6(26), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.25333498
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Arlinghaus R, Friedland R, Roser P, Niessner D, Lewin W-C, Dorow M, Westphal L (2023) 1.4 Menschgemachte und natürliche Umweltveränderungen an den Bodden. Berichte des IGB 33:68-79, 84-97, DOI:10.4126/FRL01-006453300
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Arlinghaus R, Koemle D, Riepe C, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C (2023) 2.2 Angelfischerei. Berichte des IGB 33:121-135, DOI:10.4126/FRL01-006453300
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Strehlow HV, Arlinghaus R, Weltersbach MS, Koemle D, Korzhenevych A (2023) 4.4 Volkswirtschaftliche und touristische Bedeutung der (angel)fischereilichen Nutzung von Boddenhechten. Berichte des IGB 33:389-402, DOI:10.4126/FRL01-006453300
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Haase K, Reinhardt O, Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Uhrmacher AM (2023) Agent-based simulation models in fisheries science. Rev Fish Sci Aquacult 31(3):372-395, DOI:10.1080/23308249.2023.2201635
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Strehlow HV, Korzhenevych A, Lucas J, Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Riepe C, Arlinghaus R (2023) Economic impact of resident and nonresident marine anglers to the local economy in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Fish Manag Ecol: Online First, Oct 2023, DOI:10.1111/fme.12664
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Jepsen N, Skov C, Kristensen ML, Larsen MH, Lewin W-C, Gundelund C, Weltersbach MS, Ferter K, Koed A (2023) Kritiske elementer i bestandsvurderingsmodeller for aal og havørred. Silkeborg: DTU Aqua, 57 p, DTU Aqua Rep 416-2022
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Skov C, Ferter K, Jepsen N, Pedersen L-F, Lewin W-C, Gundelund C, Weltersbach MS (2023) Post-release effects of catch and release angling for sea trout: Mortality, growth and wound healing. Fish Res 261:106637, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106637
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Fowler AM, Dowling NA, Lyle JM, Alós J, Anderson LE, Cooke SJ, Danylchuk AJ, Ferter K, Folpp H, Hutt C, Hyder K, Lew DK, Lowry MB, Lynch TP, Meadows N, Mugerza E, Nedreaas K, Garrone-Neto D, Ochwada-Doyle FA, Strehlow HV, et al (2023) Toward sustainable harvest strategies for marine fisheries that include recreational fishing. Fish Fisheries 24(6):1003-1019, DOI:10.1111/faf.12781
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Bronnmann J, Koemle D, Meyerhoff J, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Arlinghaus R (2023) Willingness to pay for harvest regulations and catch outcomes in recreational fisheries: A stated preference study of German cod anglers. Fish Res 259(März 2023):106536, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106536
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Hyder K, Mugerza E, Atterbury A, Bachiller E, Baudrier J, Bayes J, Bell B, Bolognini L, Bouch P, Brown A, Diogo HMC, Chen C, Colella S, Curtis D, de Groote A, Dumpis J, Edwards W, Ferter K, Haase K, Weltersbach MS, et al (2023) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS; outputs from 2022 meeting). Copenhagen: ICES, iii, 69 p, ICES Sci Rep 5(27), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.22211674
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Skov C, Gundelund C, Weltersbach MS, Ferter K, Bertelsen SK, Jepsen N (2022) Catch and release angling for sea trout explored by citizen science: Angler behavior, hooking location and bleeding patterns. Fish Res 255:106451, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106451
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Lamb PD, Randall P, Weltersbach MS, Andrews B, Hyder K (2022) Estimating discard survival of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the UK commercial hook-and-line fishery. Fish Manag Ecol 29(2):105-114, DOI:10.1111/fme.12518