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Cambios en el tiempo de la pesquería con botes de alquiler en Carolina del Norte: un análisis comparativo de la composición de la captura (1978 y 2007–2008)
Author(s) -
Dell'Apa Andrea,
Knight Evan,
Overton Anthony S.,
Landry Craig E.,
Dumas Christopher F.,
Whitehead John C.,
Herstine James H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1080/03632415.2015.1026332
Subject(s) - fishery , fishing , geography , submarine pipeline , pelagic zone , bycatch , trips architecture , oceanography , biology , parallel computing , computer science , geology
The North Carolina charter boat fishery was surveyed in 1978 and provided a comprehensive assessment of the species catch composition and economic impacts. This fishery was surveyed again in 2007–2008 to provide a more recent representation of the effects and impacts on tourism and coastal fish populations. We analyzed and compared the species catch composition, type of fishing trips (inshore vs. offshore), and anglers' residency (in state vs. out of state) between these two surveys. Overall, in 2007–2008 the northern district was mainly characterized by offshore fishing trips by out‐of‐state anglers during summer and fall months, whereas the central and southern districts were primarily characterized by in‐state anglers making inshore (southern district) and offshore (central district) trips occurring mainly during summer (southern district) and fall (central district). Since 1978, the fishery in the northern and central districts has expanded further offshore, mainly targeting larger pelagic species. The fishing effort in the southern district, although expanding further offshore, has concentrated on reef species and on coastal pelagic as secondary target species. Larger, technologically more advanced boats may explain the observed patterns. This result may also be attributed to the adoption of species‐specific fishing regulations after 1978.