European inland fisheries advisory commission

EIFAC Occasional Paper No. 32

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	EUROPEAN INLAND FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMISSION
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REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP ON RECREATIONAL FISHERY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

ŽILINA, SLOVAKIA, 22–25 AUGUST 1995

PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT

This report summarizes the discussion, conclusions and recommendations of the EIFAC Workshop on Recreational Fishery Planning and Management Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe held in Žilina, Slovakia, from 22 to 25 August 1995.

European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission.
Report of the Workshop on Recreational Fishery Planning and Management Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe. Žilina, Slovakia, 22–25 August 1995.
EIFAC Occasional Paper. No. 32. Rome, FAO. 1996. 92p.

ABSTRACT

The EIFAC Workshop on Recreational Fishery Planning and Management Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe was held in Žilina, Slovakia, from 22–25 August 1995. The Workshop was organized in response to a recommendation of the 18th Session of EIFAC (Rome, 1994) and in preparation for the Symposium on Social, Economic and Management Aspects of Recreational Fisheries to be held in Dublin, Ireland, 11–19 June 1996, in conjunction with the 19th Session of EIFAC.

The Workshop concluded that Recreational Fisheries in Europe were an important factor in the use of inland waters and contributed to domestic fish consumption. There have been considerable changes in the sector through the privatization of the fisheries from the original centrally planned economy. To further promote the interests of the recreational fishery in the sub-region it was recommended:

• that a manual of the principles for management of recreational fisheries be prepared by EIFAC.
• that data collection systems are established and implemented in member countries.
• that principles be developed for the economic evaluation of recreational fisheries.
• that Fisheries Organizations seek to raise the profile of recreational fisheries with their Member Governments, including the importance of food value.

Distribution:

FAO Fisheries Department
FAO Regional Fishery Officers
Participants to the Workshop
EIFAC Mailing List

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
EUROPEAN INLAND FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMISSION
Rome, 1996

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1. INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP

3. STATUS AND TRENDS

4. INFRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES

5. LEGISLATION

6. IMPACT OF PRIVATIZATION

7. CONFLICTS BETWEEN AQUATIC RESOURCE USER GROUPS

8. RECOMMENDATIONS

LIST OF PAPERS

I. Cowx
Managing recreational fisheries in multiple aquatic resource user situations

E. Kainz
Present status and problems of recreational fisheries in Austria

F. Vácha
Recreational fisheries in the Czech Republic