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OF Baltic Sea Fisheries

Project

German Sea Angling Program

Lead Institute OF Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries
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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

Dr. Harry Vincent Strehlow

Telephone
+49 381 66099 107
harry.strehlow@thuenen.de
OF Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries

Involved Thünen-Partners

Involved external Thünen-Partners

Funding Body

  • 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

  1. 0

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn067789.pdf

  2. 1

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn067792.pdf

  3. 2

    Koemle D, Pascoe S, Weltersbach MS, Gassler B, Arlinghaus R (2024) How quota cuts, recreational fishing, and predator conservation can shape coastal commercial fishery efforts. Can J Fish Aquat Sci: Online First, Aug 2024, DOI:10.1139/cjfas-2024-0081

  4. 3

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn067549.pdf

  5. 4

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn067772.pdf

  6. 5

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn066843.pdf

  7. 6

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn066841.pdf

  8. 7

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn066842.pdf

  9. 8

    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

  10. 9

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn067157.pdf

  11. 10

    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

  12. 11

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065996.pdf

  13. 12

    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

  14. 13

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065634.pdf

  15. 14

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn068923.pdf

  16. 15

    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

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065217.pdf

  17. 16

    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

  18. 17

    Ferter K, Otteraa H, Christman M, Kleiven AR, Weltersbach MS, Gundersen S, Djønne C, Bjelland O, Hartill BW, Lyle JM, Hyder K, Borch T, Vølstad JH (2022) Integrating complementary survey methods to estimate catches in Norway's complex marine recreational hook-and-line fishery. ICES J Mar Sci 80(1):107–121, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsac216

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065852.pdf

  19. 18

    Haase K, Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Zimmermann C, Strehlow HV (2022) Potential effects of management options on marine recreational fisheries - the example of the western Baltic cod fishery. ICES J Mar Sci 79(3):661-676, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsac012

  20. 19

    Haase K, Strehlow HV, Lewin W-C, Reinhardt O, Uhrmacher AM (2022) Site choice in recreational fisheries - towards an agent-based approach. In: Feng B, Pedrielli G, Peng Y, Shashaani S, Song E, Corlu CG, Lee LH, Chew EP, Roeder T, Lendermann P (eds) Proceedings of the 2022 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 11-14 Dec. 2022, Singapore. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp 819-830, DOI:10.1109/WSC57314.2022.10015240

  21. 20

    Storr-Paulsen M, Alade L, Andersen M, Balestri E, Berg CW, Baudron A, Brown E, Cadrin S, Coull K, De Oliveira J, Dingsoer GE, Dobby H, Ellis JR, Fallon N, Girardin R, Hyder K, Jaworski A, Junge C, Kempf A, Weltersbach MS, et al (2021) Benchmark workshop on North Sea stocks (WKNSEA). Copenhagen: ICES, 756 p, ICES Sci Rep 3(25), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.7922

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn063977.pdf

  22. 21

    van Marlen B, Olsen RE, Vold A, Arregi L, Depestele J, Ferter K, Noak T, Strehlow HV, Mehault S, Breen M (2021) Captive observations. ICES Coop Res Rep 351:64-78, DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.8006

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn063964.pdf

  23. 22

    Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Haase K, Riepe C, Skov C, Gundelund C, Strehlow HV (2021) Comparing on-site and off-site survey data to investigate survey biases in recreational fisheries data. ICES J Mar Sci 78(7):2528-2546, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsab131

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    Skov C, Hyder K, Gundelund C, Ahvonen A, Baudrier J, Borch T, Carvalho Sde, Erzini K, Ferter K, Grati F, Van der Hammen T, Hinriksson J, Houtman R, Kagervall A, Kapiris K, Karlsson M, Lejk AM, Lyle JM, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2021) Expert opinion on using angler Smartphone apps to inform marine fisheries management: status, prospects, and needs. ICES J Mar Sci 78(3):967-978, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsaa243

  25. 24

    Uhlmann S, Quirijns F, Depestele J, Strehlow HV, Ferter K, Weltersbach MS, Nilsson H, Mehault S (2021) Explanatory variables. ICES Coop Res Rep 351:39-50, DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.8006

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn063963.pdf

  26. 25

    Pita P, Ainsworth GB, Alba B, Anderson AB, Antelo M, Alós J, Artetxe I, Baudrier J, Castro JJ, Chicharro B, Erzini K, Ferter K, Freitas M, Garcia-de-la-Fuente L, Garcia-Charton J, Gimenez-Casalduero M, Grau AM, Diogo HM, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2021) First assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on global marine recreational fisheries. Front Mar Sci 8:735741, DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.735741

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn064076.pdf

  27. 26

    Arlinghaus R, Lucas J, Weltersbach MS, Kömle D, Winkler HM, Riepe C, Kühn C, Strehlow HV (2021) Niche overlap among anglers, fishers and cormorants and their removals of fish biomass: A case from brackish lagoon ecosystems in the southern Baltic Sea. Fish Res 238:105894, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105894

  28. 27

    Weltersbach MS, Riepe C, Lewin W-C, Strehlow HV (2021) Ökologische, soziale und ökonomische Dimensionen des Meeresangelns in Deutschland. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 210 p, Thünen Rep 83, DOI:10.3220/REP1611578297000

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn063300.pdf

  29. 28

    Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Haase K, Strehlow HV (2021) Who travels how far: German Baltic sea anglers’ travel distances as precondition for fisheries management and coastal spatial planning. Ocean Coastal Manag 209:105640, DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105640

  30. 29

    Hyder K, Mugerza E, Ahvonen A, Baudrier J, Beukhof E, Colella S, de Groote A, Dedeu Dunton AL, Diogo HM, Ferter K, Garcia Asorey M, Gordoa Ezquerra A, Grati F, Hartill BW, Hinriksson J, Jiménez Alvarado D, Kagervall A, Kairyte L, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2021) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS). Copenhagen: ICES, 54 p, ICES Sci Rep 3(113), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.9673

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn064492.pdf

  31. 30

    Ferter K, Hyder K, Ahvonen A, Baudrier J, Colella S, de Groote A, Dedeu Dunton AL, Diogo HM, Ezquerra AG, Grati F, Hartill BW, Hinriksson J, Alvarado DJ, Kagervall A, Kairyte L, Karachle P, Karlsson M, Laporta M, Lejk AM, Weltersbach MS, et al (2020) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS). Copenhagen: ICES, 57 p, ICES Sci Rep 2(102), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.7563

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    Ferter K, Hyder K, Ahvonen A, Baudrier J, Diogo HM, Dunton A, Gordoa A, Grati F, Hartill BW, Hinriksson J, Alvarado DJ, Kagervall A, Kairyté L, Kapiris K, Karlsson M, Lafon J, Laporta M, Lejk AM, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS (2020) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS; outputs from 2019 meeting). Copenhagen: ICES, 78 p, ICES Sci Rep 2(1), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.5744

  33. 32

    Weltersbach MS (2018) Einbezug der Sterblichkeit von Rückwürfen in der Freizeitfischerei in das europäische Fischereimanagement. Rostock: Univ, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, 115 p, Rostock, Univ, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Diss, 2018, DOI:10.18453/rosdok_id00002306

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn060745.pdf

  34. 33

    Hyder K, Weltersbach MS, Armstrong M, Strehlow HV, et al (2018) Recreational sea fishing in Europe in a global context : participation rates, fishing effort, expenditure, and implications for monitoring and assessment. Fish Fisheries 19(2):225-243, DOI:10.1111/faf.12251

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn059352.pdf

  35. 34

    Radford Z, Hyder K, Zarauz L, Mugerza E, Ferter K, Prellezo R, Strehlow HV, Townhill B, Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS (2018) The impact of marine recreational fishing on key fish stocks in European waters. PLoS One 13(9):e0201666, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0201666

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn060070.pdf

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    Strehlow HV (2017) Die Sache mit dem Angelhaken .... Meer Küste(6):21

  37. 36

    Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS (2017) Jobmotor Meeresangeln - Zwei aktuelle Studien belegen: Meeresangeln ist ein bedeutender Wirtschaftsfaktor in Europa [online]. Fischerei Fischmarkt MV(4):38-40, zu finden in <http://www.lfvmv.de/download/zeitschrift/FF_4_2017.pdf> [zitiert am 05.01.2018]

  38. 37

    Strehlow HV (2017) Quote für Angler. Meer Küste(6):28

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    Hyder K, Radford Z, Prellezo R, Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Zarauz L, Ferter K, Ruiz J, Townhill B, Mugerza E, Strehlow HV (2017) Research for PECH Committee - Marine recreational and semi-subsistence fishing - its value and its impact on fish stocks : Study. Luxembourg: European Commission, DOI:10.2861/2728

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    Eero M, Strehlow HV, Adams CM, Vinther M (2015) Does recreational catch impact the TAC for commercial fisheries? ICES J Mar Sci 72(2):450-457, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsu121

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    Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV (2013) Dead or alive - estimating post-release mortality of Atlantic cod in the recreational fishery. ICES J Mar Sci 70(4):864-872, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fst038

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    Ferter K, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Volstad JH, Alós J, Arlinghaus R, Armstrong M, Dorow M, Graaf M de, Van der Hammen T, Hyder K, Levrel H, Paulrud A, Radtke K, Rocklin D, Sparrevohn CR, Veiga P (2013) Unexpectedly high catch-and-release rates in European marine recreational fisheries: implications for science and management. ICES J Mar Sci 70(7):1319-1329, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fst104

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    Strehlow HV, Schultz N, Zimmermann C, Hammer C (2012) Cod catches taken by the German recreational fishery in the Western Baltic Sea, 2005-2010: implications for stock assessment and management. ICES J Mar Sci 69(10):1769-1780

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