Wightman, Richard, Sutton, Stephen, Matthews, Bruce E., Gillis, Kirk, Colman, Jonathan, and Samuelson, Jan-Rune (2008) Recruiting new anglers: driving forces, constraints and examples of success. In: Aas, Oystein, (ed.) Global Challenges in Recreational Fishing. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK, pp. 303-323.

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We examine why fishery managers could be more proactive in increasing participation in angling, irrespective of local trends in participation. A brief review shows that in addition to the significant personal benefits from going fishing, there can be important benefits to broader society and the environment. A similarly brief review of the barriers preventing some people from going fishing shows similarities between countries, but also a level of difference that dictates local market information and tailored programmes in addressing them to be necessary.

From the three case studies featured we found that locally configured programmes are effective in delivering increased recruitment, cultural integration and social inclusion. However, it is also clear that, to maximize the benefits accruing, there is a need for fisheries researchers and managers to integrate their fish - and fishing-based knowledge with that from socially facing sciences.

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