摘要：Inland recreational fsheries, found in lakes, rivers, and other landlocked waters, are important to livelihoods, nutrition, leisure, and other societal ecosystem services worldwide . Although recreationally-caught fsh are frequently harvested and consumed by fshers, their contribution to food and nutrition has not been adequately quantifed due to lack of data, poor monitoring, and under-reporting, especially in developing countries . Beyond limited global harvest estimates, few have explored species-specifc harvest patterns, although this variability has implications for fsheries management and food security. Given the continued growth of the recreational fshery sector, understanding inland recreational fsh harvest and consumption rates represents a critical knowledge gap . Based on a comprehensive literature search and expert knowledge review, we quantifed multiple aspects of global inland recreational fsheries for 81 countries spanning ~192 species . For each country, we assembled recreational fshing participation rate and estimated species-specifc harvest and consumption rate . This dataset provides a foundation for future assessments, including understanding nutritional and economic contributions of inland recreational fsheries .
