Recreational Fishing

Recreational Fishing. Recreational fisheries involve far more people than commercial fisheries do in most of the developed countries, and their economic value is often estimated to be larger than that of commercial fisheries. The main objective of most recreational fisheries is the opportunity to fish rather than the number or value of fish caught, and very different management methods are appropriate. Ideally, the total fishing effort should be maximized rather than reduced, to keep costs down as for commercial fisheries. Access to recreational fishing differs greatly around the world and ranges from effectively privatizing fishing opportunity to allowing anyone wishing to fish to do so.