changes in recreational shore angler attitudes towards and awareness of, linefish management along...
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Changes in recreational shore angler
attitudes towards and awareness of, linefish management along the KZN coast
Rachel Kramer, Stuart Dunlop, Bruce Mann, Judy Mann-Lang & Deborah Robertson-Andersson
Recreational shore-based fisheries in KZN
•‘People’s fishery’: multi-user
•Multi-species: with varying life history traits & exploitation
statuses (100 species)
•Open access – recreational fishing license introduced 1998
•Challenging to manage There is no perfect management system, every system can be improved!
Large s
potted
pompan
o
Cape M
oony
Shad
Blackta
il
Cape s
tumpnose
Garrick
Dusky ko
b
english
man0
1020304050607080
Curre
nt st
ock
stat
us
Predator
Prey
KnowledgeAttitude
Behaviour (KAB)
13 years
2016: No other provinces
have been re-evaluated
7 years
1996: Nationwide survey
(Brouwer et al. 1997)
2009: Re-evaluation of KZN
fishery (Dunlop & Mann
2012)
Significant changes in
linefishery - fishing effort
Still no research on KAB!
Weakened management/
monitoring compromised
• Compare KAB data collected during two independent snap-shot
surveys:
Who are the ‘fishermen’?
What are their attitudes towards management?
What did they know?
Did they comply?
Inspection rates in KZN
So what?
Aims and objectives
Methods
43 years
19km
76% KZN
13km
79% KZN
Who were they?
41 years
1996 2009
White
In-dian White
In-dian
Emplo
yed
Self-e
mpl...
Unempl.
..
Retired
Stude
nt 0
20
40
60
80
100
19962009
Occ
upat
ion
(%) Employed:
74% in 199661% in 2009
>5 5-15yrs 16-25yrs 26-35yrs 36-50yrs >50yrs0
5
10
15
20
25
30 Years of experience 19962009
Year
s spe
nt fi
shin
g
Minimum size limit Bag limit Closed season MPAs Beach vehicle ban 0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
3124 21
3
46
23 189 6
1996
2008
% d
isobe
dien
ce
Min size limit Bag limit Closed seasons MPAs Beach vehicle ban0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.094
76 71
8693
8289 88
49
% d
o su
ppor
tSupport for regulations
Admitted to disobeying Have you broken these
regulations?
Do you think
they’re effective?
Inspection rates
1996 20090
1
2
3
4
5
6
No. T
imes
insp
ecte
d an
nual
ly 1996: 80% Yes2009: 86% Yes
Have you ever been inspected?
Area Inspection frequency
Western Cape 1 in every 26 years
Eastern Cape 1 in every 15 years
KZN 1 every nine outings
Minimum size limit
Bag limit Closed season 0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0 19962009
Ave
rage
tes
t sc
ores
(%)
What are the regulations for most targeted
species?
Knowledge of regulations
Shad
Dusky kob
Bronze bream
Blacktail
Natal stumpnose
Strepie
Spotted grunter
Leervis
Southern Pompano
OtherShad
Dusky kob
Spotted grunter
Blacktail
Natal stumpnose
Strepie
LeervisOther
Target species for test question
24 species 57 species
1996 2009
Attitudes towards the state of
fishery
Pollution
Gillnets
Trawling
Overfishing
Climate change
Other
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
19962009
Reas
ons f
or d
eclin
e
Has fishing declined over
the years? Why?
?Where are we now?
What does this mean for fisheries management?
Current situation...
• 1970’s Ezemvelo managed marine resource use in KZN
• KZN recreational fishing high/diverse
• 15 zones, zone officers & field rangers, shore patrols and
boat inspection
• DAFF contract with Ezemvelo not renewed (1 August
2016)
• DAFF- hotspot monitoring
Where do we go from
here... FishCARE programme principles
Compliance•Inspection vs. Compliance
•Visible enforcement: present & effective
•Voluntary compliance
• MPAs• High support for MPAs• High knowledge of closed
seasons • Easy to police (requires less
enforcement)
Research & data collection •Long-term data monitoring
• True reflection of
fishery
• Correct management
•DAFF- hotspots
•Observer program
Education & Awareness • Increase knowledge of regulations
•Promote catch and release angling
•Responsible fishing
•Educate new enforcement – training component needed
•Educate enforcement officer: knowledge transfer
Thank you
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