Trophy fishing for species threatened with extinction: A way forward building on a history of conservation

D. S. Shiffman; A. J. Gallagher; J. Wester; C. C. Macdonald; A. D. Thaler; S. J. Cooke; N. Hammerschlag

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.001

Trophy fishing for species threatened with extinction: A way forward building on a history of conservation

D. S. Shiffman, A. J. Gallagher, J. Wester, C. C. Macdonald, A. D. Thaler, S. J. Cooke, N. Hammerschlag

Marine Affairs and Policy

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Abstract

Trophy fishing occurs when anglers target the largest members of a species with the goal of obtaining an award with perceived prestige. The largest members of many species are also the most fecund, raising alarms about the disproportionate impact of removing the largest individuals of species of conservation concern. Presented here is the first systematic analysis of the conservation status of fishes targeted for world records by the International Game Fishing Association. Eighty-five species for which IGFA records have been issued are listed as Threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. If the IGFA stopped issuing records that implicitly require killing the fish for IUCN Red List Threatened species, it would immediately reduce fishing pressure on the largest individuals of species of conservation concern while still allowing anglers to target more than 93% of species that records have been issued for.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	318-322
Number of pages	5
Journal	Marine Policy
Volume	50
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.001
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

Fish conservation
Fisheries policy
IUCN red list
International game fishing association
Recreational fishing
Threatened fish species

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aquatic Science
Environmental Science(all)
Economics and Econometrics
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Law

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