RT Journal Article
T1 Recreational fishing, health and well-being: findings from a cross-sectional survey
A1 Pita Orduna, Pablo
A1 Gribble, Matthew O.
A1 Antelo Suárez, Manel
A1 Ainsworth, Gillian B.
A1 Hyder, Kieran
A1 van den Bosch, Matilda
A1 Villasante Larramendi, Carlos Sebastián
K1 Outdoor activities
K1 Stress
K1 Recreational fisheries
K1 Blue and green spaces
K1 Public health
AB We evaluated the associations between marine recreational fishing, stress, seafood consumption, and sleep quality in a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey of a convenience sample of 244 fishers recruited in 2019 in Spain. Fishers’ stress levels were moderate, with a mean stress index score of 36.4 units on a scale from 14 (very low stress) to 70 (very high). Their average emotional condition was positive, with a mean index of negative affect of 7.8 units on a scale from 5 (very low negative affect) to 25 (very high). Seafood intake was low, with a mean index of seafood in diets of 38.0 units on a scale from 20 (very low seafood consumption) to 160 (very high). Fishers’ perceived quality of night sleep was good because the mean index of sleep problems was 39.5 units on a scale from 21 (very low sleep problems) to 107 (very high). Each hour of self-reported monthly fishing activity was associated with 0.016 units of lower stress score. Thus, the most engaged fishers reported up to 15.4% lower stress score than less avid fishers. Since recreational fishing is a highly accessible outdoor activity for people in older age groups, it is possible that public health could be improved by access to sustainably managed recreational fisheries. Fishing engagement was positively associated with seafood intake. Each hour of fishing per month was associated with one-unit higher seafood consumption. The higher seafood consumption observed among avid recreational fishers compared with less avid fishers might have health implications.
PB Taylor and Francis
SN 2639-5916
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40335
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40335
LA eng
NO Pita, P., Gribble, M. O., Antelo, M., Ainsworth, G., Hyder, K., van den Bosch, M., & Villasante, S. (2022). Recreational fishing, health and well-being: findings from a cross-sectional survey. Ecosystems and People, 18(1), 530–546. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2022.2112291
NO This work was funded by the Xunta de Galicia (RECREGES II project under Grant ED481B2018/017, and Grupos de Referencia Competitiva, under Grant ED431C2019/11). SV acknowledges the financial support of the European COST Action “Ocean Governance for Sustainability—challenges, options and the role of science,” the ICES Science Fund Project “Social Transformations of Marine Social-Ecological Systems,” and the CYTED program for the ECOMAR Network. MvdB was supported by funds from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, reference number 156152. MOG’s contributions were supported in part by funding from the United States National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences [P30ES019776].
DS Minerva
RD 27 abr 2026