Volume 75
First assessment of recreational fisheries in French Caribbean territories
Authors
Baudrier, J. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2022
Pages: 157-158
Event: Proceedings of the Seventy-Five Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Fort Walton Beach
Country: USA
Abstract
Recreational fishing is a traditional activity all along the French coastline, including overseas territories (Guyane, Martinique, Guadeloupe, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie française...). In mainland France, national surveys started in 2004 due in particular to Common Fisheries Policy and Data Collection Framework. Outermost regions are not concerned yet by these regulations, so the activity is poorly known in these territo-ries. In 2020, a new pilot study called RECREAFISH has been implemented by Ifremer to collect data about marine recreational fisheries for the first time in the 4 French Caribbean territories: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin and Saint -Barthélemy.