Supporting information
S1 Table. CPUE and number of fishing trip of the nine recreational vessels used in this
study.
(XLSX)
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the person who shared catch data with us, but who cannot be
named here. We acknowledge the contribution of local fisheries authorities (Directions de la
pêche et des resources halieutiques des wilayas co ˆtières), and that of my Colleagues Mr Amine
Bouhadja, Mr Rachid Boukedjouta, Mr Youcef Bouzid, Mr Abdelmadjid Gherdis, Mr Abdelwahab Bakhti for their help, Mrs Soukane, Mr Walid Meribai, the Athletes of the Algerian Federation for First Aid, Life saving and Underwater Activities (FASSAS) for information about
the practice of spearfishing and the Sea Around Us, a scientific collaboration at the University
of British Columbia, funded by a number of philanthropic foundations.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization: Nadhe ´ra Babali, Mohamed Kacher, Dyhia Belhabib, Daniel Pauly.
Data curation: Nadhe ´ra Babali.
Formal analysis: Nadhe ´ra Babali.
Investigation: Nadhe ´ra Babali, Mohamed Kacher.
Methodology: Nadhe ´ra Babali, Mohamed Kacher, Dyhia Belhabib.
Resources: Mohamed Kacher, Ferial Louanchi.
Supervision: Mohamed Kacher, Dyhia Belhabib.
Validation: Mohamed Kacher, Dyhia Belhabib, Daniel Pauly.
Writing – original draft: Nadhe ´ra Babali.
Writing – review & editing: Nadhe ´ra Babali, Dyhia Belhabib, Daniel Pauly.
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Marine Science. 2017; 4:50. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00050
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not for business: evaluating recreational marine fisheries in West Africa using unconventional sources
of data. palgrave communications. 2016; 2:15050. https://doi.org/10.1057/palcomms.2015.50
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reported and declining. Nature Communication. 2016; 7:10244. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10244
PMID: 26784963
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S1 Table. CPUE and number of fishing trip of the nine recreational vessels used in this
study.
(XLSX)
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the person who shared catch data with us, but who cannot be
named here. We acknowledge the contribution of local fisheries authorities (Directions de la
pêche et des resources halieutiques des wilayas co ˆtières), and that of my Colleagues Mr Amine
Bouhadja, Mr Rachid Boukedjouta, Mr Youcef Bouzid, Mr Abdelmadjid Gherdis, Mr Abdelwahab Bakhti for their help, Mrs Soukane, Mr Walid Meribai, the Athletes of the Algerian Federation for First Aid, Life saving and Underwater Activities (FASSAS) for information about
the practice of spearfishing and the Sea Around Us, a scientific collaboration at the University
of British Columbia, funded by a number of philanthropic foundations.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization: Nadhe ´ra Babali, Mohamed Kacher, Dyhia Belhabib, Daniel Pauly.
Data curation: Nadhe ´ra Babali.
Formal analysis: Nadhe ´ra Babali.
Investigation: Nadhe ´ra Babali, Mohamed Kacher.
Methodology: Nadhe ´ra Babali, Mohamed Kacher, Dyhia Belhabib.
Resources: Mohamed Kacher, Ferial Louanchi.
Supervision: Mohamed Kacher, Dyhia Belhabib.
Validation: Mohamed Kacher, Dyhia Belhabib, Daniel Pauly.
Writing – original draft: Nadhe ´ra Babali.
Writing – review & editing: Nadhe ´ra Babali, Dyhia Belhabib, Daniel Pauly.
References
1. Yellen J, Brooks A, Cornelissen E, Mehlman M, Stewart K. A middle stone age worked bone industry
from Katanda, Upper Semliki Valley, Zaire. Science. 1995; 268: 553–556. PMID: 7725100
2. La situation mondiale des pêches et de l’aquaculture 2016. Contribuer à la se ´curite ´ alimentaire et à la
nutrition de tous. FAO. 2016. Rome.224 p. ISBN 978-92-5-209185-1.
3. Pauly D, Christensen V, Gue ´nette S, Pitcher T J, Sumaila U R, Walters C J et al. Towards sustainability
in world fisheries. Nature. 2002; 418: 689–695. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01017 PMID: 12167876
4. Cheung W.W.L., Watson R. and Pauly D. Signature of ocean warming in global fisheries catch. Nature.
2013; 497: 365–368. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12156 PMID: 23676754
5. Doumbouya A, Camara OT, Mamie J, Intchama JF, Jarra A, Ceesay S et al. Assessing the Effectiveness of Monitoring Control and Surveillance of Illegal Fishing: The Case of West Africa. Frontiers in
Marine Science. 2017; 4:50. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00050
6. Belhabib D, Campredon P, Lazar N, Sumaila U R, Cheikh Baye B, Abou Kane E et al. Best for pleasure,
not for business: evaluating recreational marine fisheries in West Africa using unconventional sources
of data. palgrave communications. 2016; 2:15050. https://doi.org/10.1057/palcomms.2015.50
7. Pauly D, Zeller D. Catch reconstructions reveal that global marine fisheries catches are higher than
reported and declining. Nature Communication. 2016; 7:10244. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10244
PMID: 26784963
The reality of recreational fishing sector in Algeria
PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201602 August 2, 2018
9 / 11