Facing challenges of the COVID‐19 pandemic, government agencies had to quickly react and provide guidelines for outdoor activities such as recreational fishing. Here we review information provided by provincial and state natural resource management agencies in North America during the March–April 2020 period to collate freshwater fishing regulations implemented during the pandemic. Among the 63 jurisdictions for which information was collected, 92% of jurisdictions kept the recreational fishing season open, asking anglers to practice social distancing at all times. Although recreational fishing was open in most jurisdictions, specific measures for anglers and for the fishing industry (e.g., fishing guides) were enforced to comply with public health rules. Some management agencies altered stocking practices, restricted fishing by non‐residents, withdrew permits for competitive angling events, and instituted restrictions on the charter and guide industry. This overview of fishing regulations in North America in the context of a major pandemic provides fisheries managers a portrait of some measures taken by other jurisdictions.

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您能在大流行中钓鱼吗？COVID-19危机期间北美休闲钓鱼管理政策概述

面对COVID-19大流行的挑战，政府机构必须迅速做出反应，并为休闲钓鱼等户外活动提供指导。在这里，我们回顾了2020年3月至4月期间北美省和州自然资源管理机构提供的信息，以整理大流行期间实施的淡水捕捞法规。在收集信息的63个辖区中，有92％的辖区保持休闲捕鱼季节开放，要求垂钓者始终保持社交距离。尽管休闲捕鱼在大多数辖区是开放的，但针对钓鱼者和捕鱼业的特定措施（例如，钓鱼向导）已被强制执行，以符合公共卫生规则。一些管理机构改变了放养方式，限制了非居民捕鱼，取消了钓鱼比赛的许可证，并对租船和向导行业实行了限制。此次大流行背景下的北美捕捞法规概述为渔业管理者提供了其他司法管辖区采取的一些措施的肖像。