<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Gökova Bay MPAs (southern Aegean Sea, Turkey) include six different no-take zones (NTZs: Akyaka, Çamlı, Akbük, Boncuk-Karaca, İngiliz Limanı, Bördübet), in four of which shore angling is permitted (Akyaka, Çamlı, Akbük, Boncuk-Karaca). This study determined the total catch and size of fish caught in the Akyaka MPA during recreational fishing. In total, fish representing 22 species belonging to 10 families were caught and most of them were smaller than their length at first maturity. The projection showed that the total catch weight reached significant values for recreational angling in the Akyaka MPA. The results of this study indicate that recreational angling may pose a threat to both MPAs and no-take zones, causing them to deviate from their primary conservation goal due to the harvesting of juveniles by recreational anglers.</p></abstract>

Gökova Bay MPAs (southern Aegean Sea, Turkey) include six different no-take zones (NTZs: Akyaka, Çamlı, Akbük, Boncuk-Karaca, İngiliz Limanı, Bördübet), in four of which shore angling is permitted (Akyaka, Çamlı, Akbük, Boncuk-Karaca). This study determined the total catch and size of fish caught in the Akyaka MPA during recreational fishing. In total, fish representing 22 species belonging to 10 families were caught and most of them were smaller than their length at first maturity. The projection showed that the total catch weight reached significant values for recreational angling in the Akyaka MPA. The results of this study indicate that recreational angling may pose a threat to both MPAs and no-take zones, causing them to deviate from their primary conservation goal due to the harvesting of juveniles by recreational anglers.

Sustainability or fun? Recreational angling in Marine Protected Areas

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Gökova Bay MPAs (southern Aegean Sea, Turkey) include six different no-take zones (NTZs: Akyaka, Çamlı, Akbük, Boncuk-Karaca, İngiliz Limanı, Bördübet), in...

Sustainability or fun? Recreational angling in Marine Protected Areas

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Mar 31, 2022

Page range: 32 - 44

Received: Aug 20, 2021

Accepted: Jul 05, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs.2022.1.04

Keywords
angling, conservation, juvenile fish, no-take zone, weekend activity

© 2022 Hasan Cerim, published by Sciendo

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

Sustainability or fun? Recreational angling in Marine Protected Areas

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Mar 31, 2022

Page range: 32 - 44

Received: Aug 20, 2021

Accepted: Jul 05, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs.2022.1.04

Keywordsangling, conservation, juvenile fish, no-take zone, weekend activity

© 2022 Hasan Cerim, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
angling, conservation, juvenile fish, no-take zone, weekend activity