“…In the Mediterranean Sea, recreational fishing is an important growing activity, representing more than 10% of total fishery production in the area [European Commision (EC), ; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ], and its potential impact on marine biodiversity is increasingly being recognized (Coleman, Figueira, Ueland, & Crowder, ; Font & Lloret, ). Despite growing scientific interest in this activity over the last few decades (Herfaut, Levrel, Thébaud, & Véron, ), a sound information base and adequate management plans are still lacking, and the emerging and potential indirect ecological impacts on the marine ecosystem of certain aspects of this activity have not, thus far, been taken into account (Pranovi, Anelli Monti, Caccin, Colla, & Zucchetta, ).…”