Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Socio-economic value of recreational fisheries in Sweden Håkan Carlstrand Coordinator on recreational fisheries Swedish Board of Fisheries

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Instruction - Swedish Board of Fisheries Management of fisheries -In coordinance with the Common Fisheries Policy -Strengthen fishing-tourism and increase possibilities for recreational fisheries - Other issues In the future -Reform of the CFP ? -On-going renewal process – Swedish fishing legislation - Swedish Board of Fisheries – New Board from July 1, 2011

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Management of fisheries, lakes, km rivers, km coast The open sea - Public waters and public fishing rights - Normally regulated within EU´s Common Fisheries Policy Coastal waters (up to 4 nm from the baseline), the five larger lakes and rivers emptying in these water areas -Normally public fishing rights more than 300 m from the shore and outside archipelagos - Normally private fishing rights near the shore. -Normally national regulations in private and public waters and some EU- regulations Inland waters - Private or state owned fishing rights - Normally regulation decided by the owner of the fishing right - Threatend species or fish stocks – national regulations Fish Management Units created with state financial support

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Recreational fishing – principle for management Inland waters. Fishing rights is private or owned by the state. Managed by 2000 Fish Management Units or other management Coastal Water, South-East Baltic Sea. Fishing right is private but angling free of charge except trolling. National regulation The 5 large lakes. Angling free of charge. Limited number of other gears free of charge for Swedish citizens. National regulation Coastal waters,North Baltic Sea. Salmon fisheries is private. Other species- angling free of charge. Limited number of other gears free of charge for Swedish citizens.National regulation Coastal waters, North Sea and South Baltic Sea. Angling free of charge. Limited number of other gears free of charge for Swedish citizens. National regulation

National questionnaries on recreational fisheries 1975,1990,1990, 1995,2000,2005, 2007, 2009 carried out by Statistiks Sweden

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här National postal questionnaries in two steps - study performance, 2007 and 2009 Participants in recreational Fishing are unknown due to lack of registration, no licence needed in sea or the 5 large lakes. First step – find out the fishermen Swedish citizens 16 – 74 age questionnaires Few questions, fishing/not fishing yes or no Return rate after 1-2 reminder65% Telephone intervjue non responses Results weighted against non responses aprox 1800 yes Second step – 35 questions Reminder + telephone intervjue non responses aprox 1300 answers Results weighted against non responses

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Regional studies Examples off-/on-sites studies, catches and socioeconomics Recreational fisheries in Salmon Rivers, on- and off- site Pike registration. Recr. Fisheries in Stockholm Archipelago, off-site Trolling for Salmon in Southern Baltic, off-site Charter vessels in the Sound, on- and off-site Recreational fisheries in the 5 large lakes, on- and off-site

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Participants in recreational Fishing Swedish citizens 16 – 74 age

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här GIS in questionnaries , where do you live and where do you go fishing 50% of all fishing activities in 30 km from their home – management to support recreational fisheries important in urban areas

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Swedes long-distance fishing - tourism Fisketurism Total number of fishing days distributed in regions

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Recreational fisheries in sea and inland waters, fishing days

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Catch, sea-inland, angling/other

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Catches in recreational fisheries, all gear, Sea and Inland waters

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Socio-economic value of recreational fisheries 1 million recreational fishermen, age Approximately 0.5 million fishermen younger and older than age Total expenditure approximately 200 million Euro Total catches approximately ton Angling most common, 87% of the fishing days with angling equipment and 13% of the fishing days with other gears. High value for public health Important resource in management of inland and coastal waters

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Recreational fisheries and the enterprises recreational fishing enterprises in direct contact with the fishing activity - Total turnower million Euro - Generates about full time job equivalents. Manufacturer on an international market, wholesale dealers, stores -Some world-leading companys - A guess full time job equivalents in Sweden Aquaculture, fishfarming enterprises - 80% of the enterprises produces fish for ”put and take” or stocking purposes. - Approx 200 enterprises and 500 full time job equivalents

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Foreign fishing-tourism to Sweden (1994) -Total expenditures 50 million Euro - Recreational fisheries the most important reason for outdoor tourism to Sweden in the summer.

Skriv din avdelnings/enhets namn här Possible biases Non respondents Low proportion or non participants in recreational Fishing, low trust in authorities, taxes Questions on last years fishing - indirect observation How the individuals remember their fishing (you now how fishermen's are) Accuracy Validation To many questions Low return rate or difficulties understand and giving relevant answers on questions Willingness to participate – need of validation No answer is not the same as not fishing or fishing Lies, joking with authorities, reporting of extreme high catches