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Effect of a Mercury‐Induced Consumption Ban on Angling Pressure
Author(s) -
Kauffman John
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8446(1980)005<0010:eoamcb>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fishing , mercury (programming language) , fishery , fish consumption , environmental science , fish measurement , fish <actinopterygii> , geography , environmental protection , biology , computer science , programming language
Consumption of fish from the South Fork of the Shenandoah River was banned in June 1977 as a result of high mercury levels in the fish. Fishing pressure declined dramatically after the ban's announcement. Pressure decreased by 74% the first year, and economic losses to local communities amounted to more than $432,000. However, by the beginning of the second year fishing pressure had returned nearly to normal.