Impact of summer cottage residence on recreational fishing participation in Finland

Abstract

High participation in recreational fishing in Finland was explained by the tradition of families occupying summer cottages and spending leisure time close to lakes or the sea shore in summer. The characteristics of cottage dwelling fishers and other recreational fishers were compared. The summer cottage culture enhances fishing participation of urban citizens, notably children and women. Children were often introduced to fishing while dwelling in the cottages with their family. Cottage fishers favour simple angling, but catch-oriented fishing with gill nets and wire traps is also popular. Preparing meals based on the catch is an important part of Finnish cottage life, where rural traditions are mixed with the modern and urban. Summer cottage dwellers form an important group to improve local management of problems arising from intense fishing participation and divergent interests in the country. K E Y W O R D S :

Biological and socioeconomic implications of recreational boat fishing for the management of fishery resources in the marine reserve of Cap de Creus (NW Mediterranean)

“…interdiction to catch certain vulnerable species) are required since typical regulations used in the Mediterranean are not rigorous enough to affect total exploitation levels in sport fisheries (Cox et al, 2002). Finally, it would be desirable to engage anglers in partnership with scientists to collect data since this could help foster the participation of fishers in recreational fisheries management (National Research Council, 2006;Salmi et al, 2006). In Cap de Creus, anglers could be engaged as partners with scientists through workshops and survey advisory groups.…”

Sport fishing in Cachoeira de Emas in Mogi-Guaçu River, State of São Paulo, Brazil

“…In Cachoeira de Emas, most of the sport fishers are men as is usual elsewhere, as in Finland (Salmi et al, 2006); in the Southeast area of England (Invest in Fish South West Report, 2007); in the State of Saxony-Anhalt, in Germany (Wedekind et al, 2001); in Liège, in Belgium (97.2%) (Frank, et al, 1998); marine fishers in northeast USA (80.1%) (Thunberg, 1999), in Guadiana, December. Some fishers (12.1%) even did not know which are the best fishing months and 10.3% mentioned the ones during the low water season, others the piracema, with any month for others.…”

“…In the Pantanal de Mato Grosso do Sul, in Brazil, the same situation is repeated due to capture restrictions in weight and inadequate infrastructure (Catella, 2004). Salmi et al (2006) report a reduction of 0.5%/year in the number of fishers in Finland, 1.3% in Norway and 1% in Sweden.…”

Cohort Analysis of Tourists' Spending on Lodging During Recreational Fishing Trips

“…A number of tourism scholars view recreational fishing as an important component of tourism and have studied its economic impact on the host community, recreational fishing tourist spending behavior, sustainable tourism practices, sociodem o graphic variables' impact on tourism demand, and the role of recreational activity variables such as recreational specialization (Arlinghaus & Mehner, 2004;Bryan, 1977;Cannon & Ford, 2002;Ditton et al, 2002;Ditton, loomis, & Choi, 1992;graefe, 1980;Kastenholz, 2005;lee, 2003;Moscardo, Pearce, green, & O'leary, 2001;Roehl, Ditton, holland, & Perdue, 1993;Salmi, toivonen, & Mikkola, 2006;Shrestha et al, 2002;Zwirn, Pinsky, & Rahr, 2005). these studies viewed recreational fishing is one of most important tourism activities to attract tourists to tourism destinations.…”