Recreational fishing in Poland rules, available data, perspectives Adam M. Lejk, Krzysztof Radtke, Łukasz Dziemian, Marcin Ramutkowski, Szymon Smoliński & Adam Grochowski National Marine Fisheries Research Institute Gdynia, Poland HELCOM FISH PRO II Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark 10-12 February 2015
Basic information Three Regional Maritime Fisheries Inspectorates Fig. 1. Territorial coverage of particular Regional Maritime Fisheries Inspectorates: in Szczecin, in Słupsk and in Gdynia (Author: Lena Szymanek).
Important regulations 1. Law on Fisheries of 19 February 2004 (Journal of Laws no. 62, item 574) 2. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of 4 March 2008 on the minimum size limits and protection periods of marine organisms and the detailed rules of implementation of marine fisheries (Journal of Laws no. 43, item 260 of 14 March 2008) 3. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of 9 July 2004 on the detailed procedure and rules for recreational fishing and fishing licenses (Journal of Laws no. 164, item 1725 of 22 July 2004, with amendments) NEW Law on Fisheries of 19 December 2014 (Journal of Laws 2014, item 1592)
Forms of recreational fishing in Poland Rod fishing Individual fishing Organized fishing cruises Spearfishing Net fishing Not allowed
Catch quotas (per day/per angler): Rules 2 ind. total - salmon (Salmo salar L.) and sea trout (Salmo trutta L.); 2 ind. - eel (Anguilla anguilla L.); 3 ind. total - rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walb.), pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.), pike (Esox lucius L.); 5 ind. - tench (Tinca tinca L.); 5 ind. - garfish (Belone belone L.); 7 ind. - cod (Gadus morhua L.); 10 ind. - bream (Abramis brama L.); 5 kg - herring (Clupea harengus L.); 5 kg - other fish species than listed in points 1-8, excluding round goby (Neogobius melanostomus Pallas, 1811).
Rules cont. Minimum size limits (TL.): vimba bream (Vimba vimba L.) - 30 cm; bream (Abramis brama L.) - 40 cm; perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) - 17 cm; roach (Rutilus rutilus L.) - 20 cm; pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) - 45 cm; whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) - 40 cm; pike (Esox lucius L.) - 45 cm; cod (Gadus morhua L.) - 38 cm; rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walb.) - 40 cm; eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) - 50 cm salmon (Salmo salar L.) and sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) - 50 cm.
Protection periods for fish: Rules cont. salmon and sea trout from 15 September to 15 November in the 4-mile lane of coastal waters excluding waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the Regional Maritime Fisheries Inspectorate in Gdynia; pikeperch: a) from 25 March to 10 May on the area to the west of the meridian 16 40'00" east longitude, b) from 10 April to 31 May, on the area between the meridians 16 40'00" and 19 21'00" east longitude; c) from 20 April to 10 June on the area to the east of the meridian 19 21'00" east longitude; shortnose sturgeon (A. oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815) from 1 January to 31 December on the area of the Polish territorial sea and Polish exclusive economic zone; eel from 15 June to 15 July on the area of the Polish territorial sea and Polish exclusive economic zone.
Rules cont. The minimum distance between anglers: 20m - coast fishing, excluding spinning - 50m, and spearfishing - 100m, 50m - boat fishing/belly boat fishing, excluding spinning - 150m, A.M. Lejk M. Ramutkowski
Target species Vessel fishing: cod; Boat/belly boat fishing: sea trout, salmon, cod, garfish; Coastal fishing: sea trout, bream, eel, garfish, herring, flounder; Spearfishing: no data. Ł. Dziemian M. Ramutkowski Wojciech Marzec
Data - number of fishing licenses 36854 Fig. 2. Number of individual fishing licenses issued by particular Regional Maritime Fisheries Inspectorates, in consecutive years. *RMFI in Szczecin data available since 2010. (source: RMFI in Gdynia, RMFI in Słupsk, RMFI in Szczecin).
Fig. 3 a, b. Number of individual fishing licenses issued by Regional Maritime Fisheries Inspectorates in Słupsk and in Gdynia, divided into particular field units, in the period 2004-2014 (source: RMFI in Gdynia, RMFI in Słupsk).
Data - board observer programme Observers attend in 12 organized fishing cruises on board of fishing vessels. Available data (2006-2014): - Catch (landings, discard), - Individual fish body length, - Individual fish body weight, A.M. Lejk Individual interview questionnaire method A.M. Lejk
Fig. 4. Median distribution of cod length (cm) measured by observers during organized fishing cruises on board of fishing vessels, in the period 2006-2014 (source: NMFRI in Gdynia).
Perspectives Increasing popularity of recreational fishing in the Polish marine waters Development of the infrastructure needed for fishing Increasing of ecological awareness Conflicts between anglers and professional fishermen Restrictions in recreational fishing?
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