Global dataset of species-specific inland recreational fisheries harvest for consumption
Dates
Publication Date
2022-02-08
Start Date
2001-01-01
End Date
2021-12-31
Citation
Embke, H.S., 2022, Global dataset of species-specific inland recreational fisheries harvest for consumption: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9904C3R.
Summary
Inland recreational fisheries, found in lakes, rivers, and other landlocked waters, are important to livelihoods, nutrition, leisure, and other societal ecosystem services worldwide. Although recreationally-caught fish are frequently harvested and consumed by fishers, their contribution to food and nutrition has not been adequately quantified due to lack of data, poor monitoring, and under-reporting, especially in developing countries. Beyond limited global harvest estimates, few have explored species-specific harvest patterns, although this variability has implications for fisheries management and food security. Given the continued growth of the recreational fishery sector, understanding inland recreational fish harvest and consumption [...]
Summary
Inland recreational fisheries, found in lakes, rivers, and other landlocked waters, are important to livelihoods, nutrition, leisure, and other societal ecosystem services worldwide. Although recreationally-caught fish are frequently harvested and consumed by fishers, their contribution to food and nutrition has not been adequately quantified due to lack of data, poor monitoring, and under-reporting, especially in developing countries. Beyond limited global harvest estimates, few have explored species-specific harvest patterns, although this variability has implications for fisheries management and food security. Given the continued growth of the recreational fishery sector, understanding inland recreational fish harvest and consumption rates represents a critical knowledge gap. Based on a comprehensive literature search and expert knowledge review, we quantified multiple aspects of global inland recreational fisheries for 81 countries spanning 198 species. For each country, we assembled recreational fishing participation rate and estimated species-specific harvest and consumption rate. This dataset provides a foundation for future assessments, including understanding nutritional and economic contributions of inland recreational fisheries.
Establishing this baseline is a vital need particularly in the context of global change as consequences for food systems, particularly “hidden” food systems like inland recreational fisheries, may have significant implications for food security. Understanding the role inland recreational fishing plays in human consumption, nutritionally and economically is important to help communities prepare and adapt to global change. These data provide insights on fisheries as a coupled human-natural system and inform regional and global assessments valuing inland fisheries.
Level 1 revision completed on May 25, 2022. User provided additional reference information in the data source column.
Level 1 revision completed on July 27, 2022 due to typos found in the data.
