Comparing different survey methods to estimate European sea bass recreational catches in the Basque Country

• DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv054
• Publication Date: 2015-04-17T20:32:03Z
• Authors: L. Zarauz; J. Ruiz; A. Urtizberea; E. Andonegi; E. Mugerza; I. Artetxe
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 14. Life underwater; 01 natural sciences

We thank all the people who agreed to participate in telephone, e-mail, and post surveys for providing an important overall view of the sea bass recreational fisheries sector. We also thank all interviewers from Lanalden Contact Center for carrying out the telephone and post surveys. This work was cofunded by the Department of Economic Development and Competitiveness of the Basque Government, and the European Commission Data Collection Framework. Finally, thanks are due to the anonymous reviewers for their useful comments, which contributed to improve the manuscript. This is contribution no. 706 from AZTI (Marine Research Division).