@article{fdi:010088594,
  title = {{A} long term overview of freshwater fisheries in {F}rance [+ {C}orrection, 1 p. 2024]},
  author = {{C}hangeux, {T}homas and {B}oisneau, {P}. and {S}tolzenberg, {N}. and {G}oulon, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he large-scale production and economy of {F}rench freshwater fisheries is not documented in the scientific literature. {T}his article fills this knowledge gap by synthesizing the data collected since the post-war period, including a large part of the grey literature. {F}rance presents a wide variety of surface waters, benefiting from a reduction in pollution and a growing population with an emphasis on leisure activities and on locally sourced food products. {D}espite this favorable geographical, ecological and human situation, {F}rench freshwater fisheries have been in decline since the mid-1970s with a chronically negative trade balance for aquatic products. {D}uring this period, numbers of commercial fishers have decreased three-fold due to their affiliation to an agricultural status, and to their dependence on migratory species such as eel, shad and lamprey, which are all in decline. {S}imultaneously, numbers of anglers have also seen a slow but continuous decline, cushioned somewhat in the last 10 years thanks to the creation of sub-annual fishing cards and the expansion of the total to include the younger classes. {V}estiges of a non-commercial fishery, similar to recreational subsistence fishing and employing gear such as dip nets, traps, long lines or even gillnets, have been maintained in a much reduced state around large rivers as well as in the marshes and estuaries of the {A}tlantic coast. {I}n this detailed study of these different categories of fishing practices in the mid-2010s, we estimate numbers of fishers at 2 million active anglers, 4000 subsistence fishers, and 400 commercial fishers. {T}heir catches are roughly 7600, 200 and 1200 tonnes/year, respectively, for a total of 9000 tonnes/year. {T}he major part of the overall economic worth, estimated at 980,000 {K}euro, is attributable to recreational fishers (anglers).},
  keywords = {{I}nland {F}isheries ; {C}ommercial fisheries ; {R}ecreational fisheries ; {S}ubsistence fisheries ; {A}ngler ; {F}ishing effort ; {C}atches ; {E}conomic importance ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}eviews in {F}ish {B}iology and {F}isheries},
  volume = {34},
  numero = {},
  pages = {19--41 [+ correction 1 ]},
  ISSN = {0960-3166},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11160-023-09803-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088594},
}