Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2012
Obstacles to Developing Recreational Fishing Enterprises in Sweden
Waldo, Staffan; Paulrud, AntonAbstract
The Swedish government has a stated objective of developing the recreationalfishing industry, not least with respect to employment opportunities in rural areas. Thispaper analyzes the possibilities for governmental policies to enhance the development. Afterasking companies what obstacles they view as problematic for running their business, fourchallenges are analyzed; lack of fish, lack of large fish, exclusive access to fishing waters,and marketing. The analysis identifies the company characteristics that are associated withviewing the obstacles as large problems. The companies that tend to view the lack of fish andlarge fish as more problematic than others have some of these characteristics: guides,salmon fishing in fresh water, marine fishery and being located close to a large city.Exclusive access is a larger obstacle for guides, large companies and companies in northernSweden. Marketing is more problematic for food and accommodation companies and newlystarted companies.Published in
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism2012, volume: 12, number: 2, pages: 121-139
Authors' information
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Economics
Paulrud, Anton
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Economics
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG14 Life below water
SDG8 Decent work and economic growth
UKÄ Subject classification
Economics
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15022250.2011.633254
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/38905