Holistic investigation of shore angler profiles to support marine protected areas management

Marine Recreational Fishing (MRF) is growing worldwide in scientific interest, as evidenced by the increasing number of dedicated publications. Studies on impacts and benefits to socio-ecosystems mental health are driving this gradual awareness. In Mediterranean, MRF currently responsible for 10% catches though, context small-scale fisheries decline, it may become dominant. Sustaining activity represents a universal challenge future mankind. However, potential influence anglers' heterogeneity both environment Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE), used internationally evaluate fish harvest stocks indicator, hinders management. addition, little data available onshore fishing, while practitioners increase sharply socio-economic crisis, especially marine protected areas (MPA). We conducted year-round survey 2017–2018 French Mediterranean MPA subject tourist flows, during which 144 anglers were polled semi-directive interviews. typology based technical describe their behaviour diversity its CPUE and, more broadly, multi-species fisheries. characterised four angler profiles, segregated space time, including one identified at risk causing impacts. Our analyses support using total per species independently profiles harvest, except species. seem profiles’ skills self-regulation induce similar yields between absence control. This demonstrates importance taking into account behaviour, each profile could react differently management actions highlights that be detect effect changes regulation framework adaptive results regulations should simplified homogenised national level cooperation with fishing shops co-management promoted.