REPORT M-369 | 2015 EIFAAC International Symposium Recreational fishing in an era of change Lillehammer, Norway 14 – 17 June 2015 COLOPHON Executive institution Norwegian Environment Agency Project manager for the contractor Contact person in the Norwegian Environment Agency Øystein Aas Arne Eggereide M-no Year Pages Contract number 369 2015 70 Publisher The project is funded by Norwegian Environment Agency, NINA, NASCO, Norwegian Environment Agency EIFAAC Registration Fees Author(s) Øystein Aas (editor) Title – Norwegian and English EIFAAC International Symposium - Recreational fishing in an era of change. Symposium Program and Abstracts. Summary – sammendrag Norway host an international symposium on recreational fisheries initiated and organised through the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC), in Lillehammer, 14 – 17 June 2015. Nearly 200 participants from around 20 countries have registered for the meeting. This report presents the full program of the Symposium, including abstracts for the more than 100 presentations given at the meeting. 4 emneord 4 subject words Konferanse, fritidsfiske, EIFAAC, program Conference, programme, EIFAAC, angling Front page photo Øystein Aas 2 EIFAAC International Symposium | M-369 | 2015 Content 1. Preface ....................................................................................................... 4 2. Symposium organisation ................................................................................... 5 3. Supporters and sponsors ................................................................................... 6 4. Main Programme ............................................................................................ 7 5. EIFAAC Symposium Abstracts .......................................................................... 10 5.1 Keynote presentations ............................................................................. 10 5.2 Technical Parallel Sessions ....................................................................... 14 A1: Integrative Management of Esox Lucius Considering Ecological, Evolutionary and Socio-economic Perspectives. Chairs: Skov & Arlinghaus ................................. 14 B1a: Crayfish Recreational Fisheries Management: Challenges and Opportunities. Chairs: Johnson & Skurdal ........................................................................ 18 B1b & B2: Use of Data Collected from Anglers for Management of Recreational Fisheries. Chairs: Pope, Wilde, Aarts & Sawynok ............................................. 19 C1: Participation and Monitoring of Recreational Fisheries, Recruitment and Outreach. Chairs: Fjeldseth & Evensen ...................................................................... 26 D1: Social Dynamics in C&R Fisheries. Chairs: Stensland & Kagervall ................... 31 A2a: Challenges and Opportunities in Using Reference Points for the Management of Recreational Fisheries for Atlantic Salmon. Chairs: Vehanen & Hutchinson ............. 36 B2: See above on B1b .............................................................................. 39 C2: Trans-disciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Fish Stocking and the Besatzfisch Project. Chair: Arlinghaus ........................................................................ 40 D2: C&R Fisheries – New Insights from Fish Biology Research. Chairs: Uglem & Kraabøl .......................................................................... 44 A3: The Right Angle – Balancing Biological, Social and Economic Goals in the Management of Recreational Fisheries. (NB. Starts with Intro 1230 after Session A2) Chairs: Hyder & Strehlow ......................................................................... 49 B3: Trait-based Vulnerability of Fish to Angling Gear. Chairs: Köck & Arlinghaus ...... 54 C3: Sustainable Fishing Tourism in Freshwater Environments Chair: Liberg ............. 58 D3: Stocking for Conservation – the Cases of Salmon, Eel and Sturgeon. The IMPRESS Project. Chairs: Weltzien & Mayer ............................................................ 61 6. Graduate student’s grant for best presentations sponsored by NASCO ......................... 65 7. List of Participants ....................................................................................... 66 3 EIFAAC International Symposium | M-369 | 2015 1. Preface EIFAAC, the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission, has for decades promoted and encouraged informed, sustainable and science-based use, management and conservation of freshwater fish resources. An important milestone event took place in 1996 with the EIFAC Symposium on Social, Economic and Management aspects of recreational fisheries in Dublin chaired by Phil Hickley and Helena Tompkins. This symposium established a platform for the development of European recreational fisheries including the promotion of applied and multidisciplinary “recreational fisheries sciences”. These themes were later addressed in EIFAC recreational fisheries symposia, annual meetings, by several working groups and specific activities with the aim to professionalize and improve recreational fisheries management and development in Europe. Outputs include for instance the Code of practice for recreational fishing (2008) and the Guidelines for assessing social and economic benefits of recreational fisheries (2010). Europe is seeing a rapid transformation in social issues, e.g. there has been a shift in values caused by globalization and urbanization, as well as by more recent and very different challenges such as climate change and the economic crisis in several countries. All this influences freshwater fisheries and recreational fishing in many ways. It might affect behavior and preferred outcomes of recreational fisheries, recruitment of anglers and the general standing of recreational fisheries and freshwater resources in society as well as how we manage and utilize freshwater resources in a wider sense. While we have seen improvements in the ecological status of some aquatic environments, e.g. reduction in nutrient loading in lakes and reduction in acid deposition, there are new pressures e.g. the demand for carbon neutral electricity through hydropower. At the same time, rural areas are constantly seeking to capitalize on their natural resources through tourism, including fishing tourism as a means to create jobs and income. In order to address many of these and other issues the 2015 EIFAAC Symposium “Managing recreational freshwater fisheries in an era of change” bring together stakeholders, managers, scientists and users to focus on the multidisciplinary challenges of sustainable recreational fisheries management. The Symposium endeavors to provide a forum for exchange of novel research, practical experiences and management approaches that foster and support sustainable recreational fisheries. Nearly 200 participants and contributors have signed up for the meeting, which will have more than 100 presentations from scientists, managers, NGOs and business representatives from approximately 20 countries. We look forward to the symposium and will use the opportunity to thank all participants and contributors for their eager and friendly responses so far! On behalf of the organizing committee, Øystein Aas, Symposium Project Leader 4 EIFAAC International Symposium | M-369 | 2015 2. Symposium organisation Organising committee Petri Heinimaa, Finland Miran Aprahamian, United Kingdom Cathal Gallagher, Ireland Arne Eggereide, Norway Robert Arlinghaus, Germany Tomislav Treer, Croatia Håkan Carlstrand, Sweden Carl Burger, USA Brian Graeb, USA Ian Winfield, UK Øyvind Fjeldseth, Norwegian Hunters and Anglers Association Torfinn Evensen, Norwegian Salmon Rivers Ola Hegge, County Administration Oppland, Norway Berit Torsbakken, County Administration Oppland, Norway Øystein Aas, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway (Symposium project leader) [email protected] ; phone + 47 934 66 710 5 EIFAAC International Symposium | M-369 | 2015 3. Supporters and sponsors American Fisheries Society – AFS www.fisheries.org European Angling Alliance - EAA www.eaa-europe.org European Fishing Tackle and Trade Association - EFTTA www.eftta.com Fisheries Society of the British Isles - FSBI www.fsbi.org.uk Institute of Fisheries Management - IFM www.ifm.org.uk North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation - NASCO www.nasco.int Norwegian Hunters’ and Anglers’ Alliance www.njff.no Norwegian Salmon Rivers www.lakseelver.no Lillehammer Museum, Maihaugen (http://www.maihaugen.no/en/Maihaugen/) Oppland County Council (http://oppland.org/Oppland-English/) County Governor Administration Oppland http://www.fylkesmannen.no/en/Oppland/ Norwegian Institute for Nature Research http://www.nina.no/ninaenglish/Start.aspx 6 EIFAAC International Symposium | M-369 | 2015 4. Main Programme Sunday 14th June 2015 From 1400: Registration 1900 - 2100: “Get together” barbeque in the Lillehammer Radisson Hotel Garden Monday 15th June 2015 From 0700: Breakfast 0800 - 1000: Registration 1000 – 1230: Plenary Opening of Symposium. Recreational fisheries in an era of change – an international perspective. Chair: Head of Department, Mr Raoul Bierach, Norwegian Environment Agency 1000 – 1015: Opening. Welcome to Lillehammer and Oppland. County Governor of Oppland, Ms Christl Kvam 1015 – 1030: Aim and goal of Symposium. Symposium project leader Professor, Dr. Øystein Aas, NINA, Norway 1030 – 1105: Demographic, economic and social change in sustainable recreational fisheries