Technology that is developed for or adopted by the recreational fisheries sector (eg, anglers
and the recreational fishing industry) has led to rapid and dramatic changes in how …

Considerable time and money are expended in the pursuit of catching fish with hooks (eg,
handlining, angling, longlining, trolling, drumlining) across the recreational, commercial and …

Age structure data is essential for single species stock assessments but length-frequency
data can provide complementary information. In south-western Australia, the majority of …

This paper describes a method to estimate the relative catch efficiency of different fishing
gear designs based on comparison of catch data. This method does not require an equal …

This paper reviews the gear parameters responsible for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta
caretta) capture and mortality while taking into account the mitigation measures tested in the …

Citizen science offers a potentially cost-effective way for researchers to obtain large data
sets over large spatial scales. However, it is not used widely to support biological data …

Discarding non‐target fish from commercial fisheries is controversial and has been a
persistent concern for fisheries managers globally. Discard management strategies typically …

Recreational fishing is practiced by~ 350 million people globally, and while it historically has
been thought to have minimal ecological impact relative to commercial fishing, numerous …

The usefulness and importance of histological techniques in reproductive studies have been
widely discussed for gonochoristic fish species. In the case of hermaphroditic fishes …

Coastal fisheries are complex ecological and social systems, evolving in time with a shift
from commercial towards recreational effort. We describe the coastal fisheries of Mallorca (W …