Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries, Alter Hafen Süd 2, 18069, Rostock, Germany.
Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries, Alter Hafen Süd 2, 18069, Rostock, Germany.
J Environ Manage. 2020 Oct 15;272:111062. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111062. Epub 2020 Jul 23.
Marine litter affects marine environments and ecosystem services worldwide. A substantial amount of the traceable marine litter originates from tourism and recreational activities. An important activity carried out in coastal areas is marine recreational fishing (MRF). Although the impacts of MRF on marine ecosystems has received increasing attention during recent years, the contribution of MRF to marine litter is widely unknown. Marine litter is caused by human activities and its avoidance requires an understanding of environmental behaviour. This study presents results obtained by a telephone survey aimed to assess the behaviour, motivations and attitudes of Baltic Sea anglers towards marine litter. The telephone survey identified three angler types primarily separated by the predominant motives regarding nature experience, catch orientation and challenge seeking. Regardless of their motivation, most anglers were concerned about marine litter, recognised their responsibility and were willing to contribute to litter avoidance and mitigation. The telephone survey was supplemented by face-to-face angler interviews during a stratified random access point intercept survey along the German Baltic coast to estimate the amount of lost fishing tackle based on anglers self-reports. According to the reports, the loss of fishing tackle was a rare event for individual anglers. Nonetheless, given a high number of Baltic Sea anglers and angling effort, local environmental impacts due to lost fishing tackle on marine environments cannot be excluded.
海洋垃圾影响着全球的海洋环境和生态系统服务。大量可追踪的海洋垃圾源自旅游和娱乐活动。在沿海地区进行的一项重要活动是海洋休闲渔业（MRF）。尽管近年来海洋休闲渔业对海洋生态系统的影响受到了越来越多的关注，但海洋休闲渔业对海洋垃圾的贡献却鲜为人知。海洋垃圾是由人类活动造成的，要避免海洋垃圾，就需要了解其环境行为。本研究通过电话调查评估了波罗的海渔民对海洋垃圾的行为、动机和态度，介绍了研究结果。电话调查根据主要的自然体验、捕捞取向和寻求挑战的动机，将渔民分为三种类型。无论他们的动机如何，大多数渔民都关注海洋垃圾，认识到自己的责任，并愿意为避免和减轻海洋垃圾的影响做出贡献。电话调查还结合了在德国波罗的海沿岸进行的分层随机接入点拦截调查中的渔民面谈，根据渔民的自我报告来估计渔具丢失的数量。根据报告，渔具丢失对个别渔民来说是一个罕见的事件。尽管如此，鉴于波罗的海渔民数量众多，以及他们的捕鱼努力，因此不能排除渔具丢失对海洋环境造成的局部环境影响。
