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Digital Data Help Explain Drivers of Angler Satisfaction : An Example from Southern Norway

Kurt JohansenEsben Moland OlsenTormod HaraldstadRobert ArlinghausErik Höglund

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EcologyManagement Monitoring Policy and LawAquatic ScienceEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920

description

We analyzed trip-level self-reports collected by a cell phone app to understand angler satisfaction of fishing for sea trout Salmo trutta (anadromous Brown Trout) in southern Norway. We found no clear support for a positive relationship between trip outcome (catch or no catch) and angler satisfaction level. In the cases where sea trout was caught, however, there was a positive relationship between fish size and angler satisfaction level. A total of 52% of the captured sea trout were voluntarily released, and releases were unrelated to fish size. In conclusion, digital data collected via a cell phone app are useful to reveal patterns of angler behavior and satisfaction. Paid open access

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2022-08-09
10.1002/nafm.10810https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3024256