ABSTRACT

Recreational fishing is a major tourism activity and is integral to the “Blue economy”. Despite having high rates of participation and it being an important economic activity, especially in coastal, lacustrine and riverine areas, there is relatively little research on its various tourism dimensions, including its role in branding and marketing. This paper provides an introductory context for the first special issue on tourism and fishing in a tourism and hospitality journal. The introduction defines the subject area and highlights the main research themes, including the growing awareness of recreational fishing’s impacts on the environment as well as the increasingly contested relationship with commercial fishing. Areas for future research are identified with the need for students of tourism and hospitality to address the subject becoming of increasing importance given not only its economic significance but the growing threats of climate and environmental change and overfishing on the world’s oceans and wild fish stocks.

摘要

休闲捕鱼是一项主要的旅游活动，是“蓝色经济”不可或缺的一部分。尽管参与率很高，而且它是一项重要的经济活动，尤其是在沿海、湖泊和河流地区，但对其各个旅游维度的研究相对较少，包括其在品牌和营销方面的作用。本文为旅游和酒店杂志中关于旅游和渔业的第一期特刊提供了介绍性背景。引言定义了主题领域并突出了主要研究主题，包括人们日益意识到休闲捕鱼对环境的影响以及与商业捕鱼之间日益激烈的关系。