<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this paper is to present the recreational fisheries on the Vistula Lagoon and their potential impact on the development of regional tourism. Questionnaires were used to collect information during investigations conducted in the 2012-2015 period. Additional information on the topic of angling tourism was obtained by conducting interviews with recreational fishers and with the owners of angling shops. The numbers of angling permits issued was also analyzed. This analysis indicated growing interest in recreational fisheries in the Vistula Lagoon, where anglers caught primarily perch, Perca fluviatilis L., and pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (L). The recreational fishers surveyed resided mainly in areas near the Vistula Lagoon. The mean distance between their homes and the fishing grounds was 30.5 km (min-max: 0.1-757 km). SWOT analysis indicated that recreational fisheries in the Vistula Lagoon could be a stimulatory factor for the development of tourism in the region.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is to present the recreational fisheries on the Vistula Lagoon and their potential impact on the development of regional tourism. Questionnaires were used to collect information during investigations conducted in the 2012-2015 period. Additional information on the topic of angling tourism was obtained by conducting interviews with recreational fishers and with the owners of angling shops. The numbers of angling permits issued was also analyzed. This analysis indicated growing interest in recreational fisheries in the Vistula Lagoon, where anglers caught primarily perch, Perca fluviatilis L., and pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (L). The recreational fishers surveyed resided mainly in areas near the Vistula Lagoon. The mean distance between their homes and the fishing grounds was 30.5 km (min-max: 0.1-757 km). SWOT analysis indicated that recreational fisheries in the Vistula Lagoon could be a stimulatory factor for the development of tourism in the region.

Recreational fisheries pressure in the Polish waters of the Vistula Lagoon and considerations of its potential impact on the development of regional tourism

Department of Fisheries Bioeconomics Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn ul. Oczapowskiego 10, 10-719 Olsztyn,

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The aim of this paper is to present the recreational fisheries on the Vistula Lagoon and their potential impact on the development of regional tourism....

Recreational fisheries pressure in the Polish waters of the Vistula Lagoon and considerations of its potential impact on the development of regional tourism

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Feb 09, 2017

Page range: 231 - 242

Received: Oct 17, 2016

Accepted: Dec 22, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2016-0020

Keywords
Baltic coastal lagoon, recreational fishing, angling survey, fishing tourism

© Archives of Polish Fisheries

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Recreational fisheries pressure in the Polish waters of the Vistula Lagoon and considerations of its potential impact on the development of regional tourism

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Feb 09, 2017

Page range: 231 - 242

Received: Oct 17, 2016

Accepted: Dec 22, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2016-0020

KeywordsBaltic coastal lagoon, recreational fishing, angling survey, fishing tourism

© Archives of Polish Fisheries

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Baltic coastal lagoon, recreational fishing, angling survey, fishing tourism