Mind the Gender Gap in Marine Recreational Fisheries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. How Wide Is the Gap?
3.2. Why Mind the Gap?
3.3. A Roadmap to Gender Equality in Recreational Fisheries
4. Discussion
5. Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pita, P.; Ainsworth, G.B.; Alba, B.; Alós, J.; Beiro, J.; Martín-Sosa, P.; Martínez, L.; Marugán-Pintos, B.; Morales-Nin, B.; Mugerza, E.; et al. Mind the Gender Gap in Marine Recreational Fisheries. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11292. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411292
Pita P, Ainsworth GB, Alba B, Alós J, Beiro J, Martín-Sosa P, Martínez L, Marugán-Pintos B, Morales-Nin B, Mugerza E, et al. Mind the Gender Gap in Marine Recreational Fisheries. Sustainability. 2023; 15(14):11292. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411292
Chicago/Turabian StylePita, Pablo, Gillian Barbara Ainsworth, Bernardino Alba, Josep Alós, José Beiro, Pablo Martín-Sosa, Llibori Martínez, Begoña Marugán-Pintos, Beatriz Morales-Nin, Estanis Mugerza, and et al. 2023. "Mind the Gender Gap in Marine Recreational Fisheries" Sustainability 15, no. 14: 11292. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411292