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The North Carolina Charter Boat Fishery Changing with the Times: A Comparative Analysis of the Catch Composition (1978 and 2007–2008)

Cambios en el tiempo de la pesquería con botes de alquiler en Carolina del Norte: un análisis comparativo de la composición de la captura (1978 y 2007–2008)

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Pages 222-233 | Published online: 21 May 2015
 

Abstract

The North Carolina charter boat fishery was surveyed in 1978 and provided a comprehensive assessment of the species catch composition and economic impacts. This fishery was surveyed again in 2007–2008 to provide a more recent representation of the effects and impacts on tourism and coastal fish populations. We analyzed and compared the species catch composition, type of fishing trips (inshore vs. offshore), and anglers' residency (in state vs. out of state) between these two surveys. Overall, in 2007–2008 the northern district was mainly characterized by offshore fishing trips by out-of-state anglers during summer and fall months, whereas the central and southern districts were primarily characterized by in-state anglers making inshore (southern district) and offshore (central district) trips occurring mainly during summer (southern district) and fall (central district). Since 1978, the fishery in the northern and central districts has expanded further offshore, mainly targeting larger pelagic species. The fishing effort in the southern district, although expanding further offshore, has concentrated on reef species and on coastal pelagic as secondary target species. Larger, technologically more advanced boats may explain the observed patterns. This result may also be attributed to the adoption of species-specific fishing regulations after 1978.

En 1978 realizaron un estudio de la pesquería de botes de alquiler en Carolina del Norte, en el que se brinda una evaluación sistemática de la composición por especies de la captura y sus impactos económicos. Esta pesquería fue estudiada nuevamente en 2007–2008 con el fin de tener una representación más reciente de los efectos e impactos en el turismo y las poblaciones ícticas costeras. Entre ambos estudios, se analizó y comparó la composición por especies de la captura, tipo de viajes de pesca (costeros vs. fuera de la costa) y la residencia de los pescadores (del estado vs. fuera del estado). En 2007–2008 el distrito norte se caracterizó por presentar, durante el verano y otoño, viajes de pesca hacia fuera de la costa realizados por pescadores de fuera del estado; mientras que los distritos centro y sur se caracterizaron por los viajes costeros (distrito sur) y fuera de la costa (distrito central) efectuados por pescadores del estado durante el verano (distrito sur) y el otoño (distrito central). Desde 1978, la pesquería en los distritos norte y central se ha expandido hacia fuera de la costa, dirigiendo el esfuerzo principalmente a especies pelágicas más grandes. El esfuerzo de pesca en el distrito sur, aunque también se ha expandido hacia fuera de la costa, se ha concentrado en especies arrecifales y, como especies objetivo secundarias, en pelágicos costeros. Los patrones observados pueden explicarse por el uso de barcos más grandes y tecnológicamente más avanzados. Este resultado también puede atribuírsele a las regulaciones pesqueras especie-específicas adoptadas después de 1978.provocó condiciones favorables localizadas para que se incrementara el esfuerzo de embarcaciones alquiladas.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank all of the dedicated field surveyors who helped collect the data in marinas. Special thanks go to Sara Mirabilio, North Carolina Sea Grant, who helped coordinate surveyors in Dare County and helped promote and publicize the study among vessel captains. Thanks go to Jess Hawkins for special help surveying in the Morehead City/Atlantic Beach area and Tiago Summacal, who collected passenger survey data throughout Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick counties. The project could not have been completed without the many for-hire captains and passengers who took time to complete the surveys necessary for this project. We are particularly thankful to Kari Maclauchlin, SAFMC, and Charles Manooch, NMFS-NOAA, for participating in useful discussions for this article. Finally, we are grateful for comments provided by two anonymous reviewers.

FUNDING

The data collection for 2007–2008 was part of a project funded by the North Carolina Sea Grant Office (Project # 07-FEG-05).

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL

A supplemental table [Appendix] for this article is available online. This can be accessed on the publisher's website at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03632415.2015.1026332

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