Can fishing tourism contribute to conservation and sustainability via ecotourism?: a case study of the Fishery for Giant African Threadfin Polydactylus quadrifilis on the Kwanza Estuary, Angola

Butler, Edward C; Childs, Amber-Robyn; Saayman, Andrea; Potts, Warren M

Title: Can fishing tourism contribute to conservation and sustainability via ecotourism?: a case study of the Fishery for Giant African Threadfin Polydactylus quadrifilis on the Kwanza Estuary, Angola
Creator: Butler, Edward C
Creator: Childs, Amber-Robyn
Creator: Saayman, Andrea
Creator: Potts, Warren M
Date Issued: 2020
Date: 2020
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/149253
Identifier: vital:38819
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104221
Description: It has been suggested that tourism fisheries can raise the value of landed catch, provide alternative livelihoods for local artisanal fishers and, because recreationally caught fishes are often released, simultaneously conserve stocks. However, for fishing tourism to meet ecotourism standards, sustainable, local economic benefit is imperative. This study aimed to assess the direct economic contribution of the recreational fishery for Polydactylus quadrifilis on the Kwanza Estuary, Angola. The recreational fishery contributed significantly to economic productivity in an otherwise rural area, generating a total revenue (TR) of $236,826 per four-month fishing season.
Format: 23 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Sustainability
Relation: Butler, E.C., Childs, A.R., Saayman, A. and Potts, W.M., 2020. Can Fishing Tourism Contribute to Conservation and Sustainability Via Ecotourism? A Case Study of the Fishery for Giant African Threadfin Polydactylus quadrifilis on the Kwanza Estuary, Angola. Sustainability, 12(10), p.4221.
Relation: Sustainability volume 12 number 10 p.4221 April 2020 2071-1050
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Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the MDPI Open Access Statement (https://www.int-res.com/journals/terms-of-use/)

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