Analyzing Recreational Angling and Spearfishing for White Grouper (<i>Epinephelus aeneus</i>) in the North-Eastern Mediterranean Using YouTube Data
THALASSAS, cilt.40, sa.4, ss.1503-1510, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s41208-024-00733-y
- Dergi Adı: THALASSAS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, DIALNET
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1503-1510
- Anahtar Kelimeler: YouTube, Social media, Recreational fisheries, White grouper, Northern Levant Sea
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In terms of
sustainable fisheries management, there are serious problems in monitoring and
collecting data on recreational fishing activities. Therefore, as a digital
data source, the use of citizen science based on social media has become more
important. This study aims to explore the harvest patterns of recreational
angling and spearfishing of the white grouper (Epinephelus aeneus) in the north-eastern Mediterranean using
existing knowledge that is publicly available on YouTube. For this purpose, a
total of 591 white grouper individuals were identified from 571 YouTube videos
uploaded between 2018 and 2022. Results showed that most videos were uploaded
from the Northern Levant Sea Region (62%). A significant portion (88%) were
videos of angling activities. Additionally, the majority of these angling
videos (90%) were recorded on boats. In angling activities, artificial bait was
used significantly more often than natural bait (p<0.05). The majority of
videos were published during the autumn season. During angling activities, 20
percent of the individuals were released back to the sea. The results of this
study highlights the potential of YouTube as a complementary data source to
monitor recreational fishing activities.