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Dr. Simon Weltersbach
Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries
Alter Hafen Süd 218069 Rostock
- Telephone
- +49 381 66099 128
- simon.weltersbach@thuenen.de
Fields of activity
- Planning, coordination and implementation of the recreational fisheries data collection within the German Marine Angling Program (DMAP)
- Development and implementation of probability-based recreational fisheries surveys, e.g. telephone and diary surveys, access point and roving creel surveys, digital camera monitoring
- Development and implementation of "Catch & Release" experiments for recreationally caught fish in the field and laboratory
- Collection and compilation of recreational and commercial fisheries data for the stock assessments of Baltic salmon and sea trout ("Stock coordinator")
- Investigation and development of management strategies for recreational fisheries
- Advisory services for regional and federal ministries and European committees
- Contribution to ICES committees (WGRFS, WGBAST, WGTRUTTA, WGMEDS)
- Member of the editorial board of the ICES Journal of Marine Science
Research Interests
- Recreational fisheries (social, economic, ecological and biological dimension)
- Fisheries management
- Survey methods & biometry
- Biology and ecophysiology of fish
- Science communication
Scientific background
Since 2013: Scientist at the Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries
2013-2018: PhD student at the University of Rostock
2010 - 2012: Master studies “Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science” at the University of Hamburg
2010: Employment as research technician at Havbruksstasjonen, Tromsø, Norway (“Norwegian National Cod Breeding Centre”)
2006 - 2009: Bachelor studies “Biology“ at the University of Hamburg
Publications
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Strehlow HV, Korzhenevych A, Lucas J, Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Riepe C, Arlinghaus R (2025) Economic impact of resident and nonresident marine anglers to the local economy in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Fish Manag Ecol 32(3):e12664, DOI:10.1111/fme.12664
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Taylor MI, Lamb PD, Coscia I, Murray DS, Brown M, Cameron TC, Davison P, Freeman HA, Georgiou K, Grati F, Haugen T, Karachle PK, Kennedy R, Lanssens T, Lincoln H, Martinho F, McCarthy I, Petroutsos S-I, Pita P, Weltersbach MS, et al (2025) High-density SNP panel provides little evidence for population structure in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in waters surrounding the UK. ICES J Mar Sci 82(5):fsaf064, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsaf064
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Koemle D, Pascoe S, Weltersbach MS, Gassler B, Arlinghaus R (2025) How quota cuts, recreational fishing, and predator conservation can shape coastal commercial fishery efforts. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 82(1):1-20, DOI:10.1139/cjfas-2024-0081
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Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Haase K, Funk S, Ferter K, Strehlow HV (2025) Selektivität und Überlebensraten nach dem Zurücksetzen in der Angelfischerei auf Plattfische. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 49 p, Thünen Working Paper 262, DOI:10.3220/253-2025-4
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Lewin W-C, Pierce ME, Arlinghaus R, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV (2025) Stakeholder workshops on western Baltic cod fisheries-conflict and consensus in the face of a highly dynamic ecosystem. Biol Conserv 302:110983, DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2025.110983
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Pita P, Tracey S, Arlinghaus R, Bachiller E, Pinho-Duarte F, Ferter K, Henriques F, Hook S, Hyder K, Irigoyen A, Jiménez MP, Laporta M, Lejk AM, Leonard E, Olesen HJ, Palmer F, Pavicic M, Pontes J, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2025) Staying hooked : effective science engagement and communication in recreational fisheries. Front Mar Sci 12:1589544, DOI:10.3389/fmars.2025.1589544
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Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Haase K, Eckardt J, Strehlow HV (2024) 20 Years of Work on Marine Recreational Fisheries at the Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 87 p, Thünen Working Paper 234, DOI:10.3220/WP1710484687000
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Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Arlinghaus R, Becker O, Bronnmann J (2024) Angeln auf Dorsch. In: Deutscher Angelfischerverband (ed) Fisch des Jahres 2024: Der Dorsch oder Kabeljau (Gadus morhua). Berlin: Deutscher Angelfischerverband eV, pp 71-80
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Nadolna-Altyn K, Magnusson K, Bajinskis J, Bernas R, Dahlgren E, Dannewitz J, Debowski P, Ek C, Ivanauskas E, Kagervall A, Karlsson K, Kesler M, Kontautas A, Leinonen T, Lejk AM, Louhi P, Olesen HJ, Pakarinen T, Palm S, Weltersbach MS, et al (2024) Baltic Salmon and Trout Assessment Working Group (WGBAST). Copenhagen: ICES, vi, 425 p, ICES Sci Rep 6(42), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.25868665
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Grati F, Hyder K, Mugerza E, Arlinghaus R, Baudrier J, Bell B, Bolognini L, De Groote AI, Diogo H, Haase K, Pita P, Potts W, Radford Z, Regimbart A, Scanu M, Skov C, Udzups D, Verleye T, Volstad JH, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV (2024) Effective governance of marine recreational fisheries in Europe is needed to maximize the societal benefits of its fisheries. ICES J Mar Sci: Online First, Dec 2024, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsae169
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV (2024) Eine Charakterisierung der marinen Angelfischerei in Deutschland - Besonderheiten und Perspektiven. Z Fischerei 2023(3):13, DOI:10.35006/fischzeit.2023.35
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Lewin W-C, Sühring R, Fries E, Solomon M, Brinkmann M, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Freese M (2024) Soft plastic fishing lures as a potential source of chemical pollution - Chemical analyses, toxicological relevance, and anglers' perspectives. Sci Total Environ 946:173884, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173884
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Eckardt J, Strehlow HV (2024) Stakeholder-Beteiligung - Erkenntnisse und Perspektiven für ein nachhaltiges Fischereimanagement. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 92 p, Thünen Rep 115, DOI:10.3220/REP1719403842000
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Kammann UKR, Aust M-O, Lewin W-C, Nogueira P, Panten K, Sell AF, Stepputtis D, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, Wysujack K (2024) Umweltkontamination: Müll in deutschen Meeresgebieten. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 6 p, Thünen à la carte 13, DOI:10.3220/CA1701080947000
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Mugerza E, Hyder K, Lejk A, Winkler A, Regimbart A, Papadopoulos A, Kagervall A, Winter A-M, de Groote A, Kontautas A, Dragicevic B, Skov C, Chen C, Bova C, Zilniece D, Vertegaal D, Ryan D, Udzups D, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2024) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS). Copenhagen: ICES, iii, 46 p, ICES Sci Rep 6(106), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.28008698
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Hyder K, Mugerza E, Alvarado DJ, Atterborne A, Bachiller E, Baudrier J, Bolognini L, Bouch P, Bova C, Brown A, Chun C, Colella S, Curtis D, de Groote A, Diogo HM, Dumpis J, Edwards W, Haase K, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2024) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS; outputs from 2023 meeting). Copenhagen: ICES, iv, 52 p, ICES Sci Rep 6(11), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.25067702
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Höjesjö J, Walker A, Aarestrup K, Alexandre C, Artero C, Austad B, Bajinskis J, Bernas R, Berry M, Davidsen JG, Davidson I, Davison P, de Eyto E, Debowski P, Diserud O, Elliott S, Ensing D, Finstad B, Fitzgerald C, Weltersbach MS, et al (2024) Working Group to Develop and Test Assessment Methods for Sea Trout Populations (anadromous Salmo trutta) (Outputs from 2020-2023 Meetings) (WGTRUTTA). Copenhagen: ICES, iii, 29 p, ICES Sci Rep 6(88), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.27169515
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Scanu M, Radford Z, Curtis D, Udzups D, Bachiller E, Mugerza E, Lambert G, Olesen HJ, Thasitis I, Sics I, White J, Ryan KL, Hyder K, Nedreaas K, van de Pol L, Zarauz L, Koutrakis M, Storr-Paulsen M, Farthing M, Weltersbach MS, et al (2024) Workshop on recreational fisheries in stock assessments (WKRFSA). Copenhagen: ICES, i, 35 p, ICES Sci Rep 6(26), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.25333498
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Arlinghaus R, Koemle D, Riepe C, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C (2023) 2.2 Angelfischerei. Berichte des IGB 33:121-135, DOI:10.4126/FRL01-006453300
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Strehlow HV, Arlinghaus R, Weltersbach MS, Koemle D, Korzhenevych A (2023) 4.4 Volkswirtschaftliche und touristische Bedeutung der (angel)fischereilichen Nutzung von Boddenhechten. Berichte des IGB 33:389-402, DOI:10.4126/FRL01-006453300
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Arlinghaus R, Rittweg T, Dhellemmes F, Koemle D, van Gemert R, Schubert H, Niessner D, Möller S, Droll J, Friedland R, Lewin W-C, Dorow M, Westphal L, Ehrlich E, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, Roser P, Braun M, Feldhege F, Winkler H (2023) A synthesis of a coastal northern pike (Esox lucius) fishery and its social-ecological environment in the southern Baltic Sea: Implications for the management of mixed commercial-recreational fisheries. Fish Res 263:106663, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106663
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Haase K, Reinhardt O, Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Uhrmacher AM (2023) Agent-based simulation models in fisheries science. Rev Fish Sci Aquacult 31(3):372-395, DOI:10.1080/23308249.2023.2201635
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Kesler M, Bajinskis J, Bernas R, Dahlgren E, Dannewitz J, Debowski P, Olesen HJ, Kagervall A, Kesminas V, Kontautas A, Leinonen T, Lejk AM, Louhi P, Magnusson K, Nadolna-Altyn K, Pakarinen T, Palm S, Pedersen S, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, et al (2023) Baltic Salmon and Trout Assessment Working Group (WGBAST). Copenhagen: ICES, iv, 451 p, ICES Sci Rep 5(53), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.22800983
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Haase K, Arlinghaus R, Strehlow HV (2023) Change points in marine recreational fisheries - the impact of stock status and fisheries regulations: A case from the western Baltic Sea. Fish Res 258:106548, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106548
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Britton JR, Pinder AC, Alós J, Arlinghaus R, Danylchuk AJ, Edwards W, Freire KMF, Gundelund C, Hyder K, Jaric I, Lennox R, Lewin W-C, Lynch AJ, Midway SR, Potts WM, Ryan KL, Skov C, Strehlow HV, Tracey SR, Weltersbach MS, et al (2023) Global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by recreational anglers: considerations for developing more resilient and sustainable fisheries. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 33(4):1095-1111, DOI:10.1007/s11160-023-09784-5
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Jepsen N, Skov C, Kristensen ML, Larsen MH, Lewin W-C, Gundelund C, Weltersbach MS, Ferter K, Koed A (2023) Kritiske elementer i bestandsvurderingsmodeller for aal og havørred. Silkeborg: DTU Aqua, 57 p, DTU Aqua Rep 416-2022
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Skov C, Ferter K, Jepsen N, Pedersen L-F, Lewin W-C, Gundelund C, Weltersbach MS (2023) Post-release effects of catch and release angling for sea trout: Mortality, growth and wound healing. Fish Res 261:106637, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106637
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Haase K, Riepe C, Strehlow HV (2023) Potential biases in angler diary data: The impact of the diarist recruitment process on participation rates, catch, harvest, and effort estimates. Fish Res 258:106551, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106551
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Lewin W-C, Dorow M, Henseler C, Oesterwind D, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV (2023) Temporal development of fish communities in brackish lagoons of the Baltic Sea considering the invasion of the non-indigenous round goby (Neogobius melanostomus). Reg Studies Mar Sci 62:102953, DOI:10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102953
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Lewin W-C, Barz F, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV (2023) Trends in a European coastal fishery with a special focus on small-scale fishers - Implications for fisheries policies and management. Mar Policy 155:105680, DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105680
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Bronnmann J, Koemle D, Meyerhoff J, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Arlinghaus R (2023) Willingness to pay for harvest regulations and catch outcomes in recreational fisheries: A stated preference study of German cod anglers. Fish Res 259(März 2023):106536, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106536
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Hyder K, Mugerza E, Atterbury A, Bachiller E, Baudrier J, Bayes J, Bell B, Bolognini L, Bouch P, Brown A, Diogo HMC, Chen C, Colella S, Curtis D, de Groote A, Dumpis J, Edwards W, Ferter K, Haase K, Weltersbach MS, et al (2023) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS; outputs from 2022 meeting). Copenhagen: ICES, iii, 69 p, ICES Sci Rep 5(27), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.22211674
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Skov C, Gundelund C, Weltersbach MS, Ferter K, Bertelsen SK, Jepsen N (2022) Catch and release angling for sea trout explored by citizen science: Angler behavior, hooking location and bleeding patterns. Fish Res 255:106451, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106451
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Lamb PD, Randall P, Weltersbach MS, Andrews B, Hyder K (2022) Estimating discard survival of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the UK commercial hook-and-line fishery. Fish Manag Ecol 29(2):105-114, DOI:10.1111/fme.12518
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Ferter K, Otteraa H, Christman M, Kleiven AR, Weltersbach MS, Gundersen S, Djønne C, Bjelland O, Hartill BW, Lyle JM, Hyder K, Borch T, Vølstad JH (2022) Integrating complementary survey methods to estimate catches in Norway's complex marine recreational hook-and-line fishery. ICES J Mar Sci 80(1):107–121, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsac216
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Haase K, Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Zimmermann C, Strehlow HV (2022) Potential effects of management options on marine recreational fisheries - the example of the western Baltic cod fishery. ICES J Mar Sci 79(3):661-676, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsac012
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Kesler M, Amosova V, Bajinskis J, Bernas R, Dahlgren E, Dannewitz J, Debowski P, Kagervall A, Koljonen M-L, Kontautas A, Leinonen T, Lejk AM, Magnusson K, Mäntyniemi S, Nadolna-Altyn K, Pakarinen T, Palm S, Pedersen S, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2021) Baltic Salmon and Trout Assessment Working Group (WGBAST). Copenhagen: ICES, 331 p, ICES Sci Rep 3(26), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.7925
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Storr-Paulsen M, Alade L, Andersen M, Balestri E, Berg CW, Baudron A, Brown E, Cadrin S, Coull K, De Oliveira J, Dingsoer GE, Dobby H, Ellis JR, Fallon N, Girardin R, Hyder K, Jaworski A, Junge C, Kempf A, Weltersbach MS, et al (2021) Benchmark workshop on North Sea stocks (WKNSEA). Copenhagen: ICES, 756 p, ICES Sci Rep 3(25), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.7922
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Haase K, Riepe C, Skov C, Gundelund C, Strehlow HV (2021) Comparing on-site and off-site survey data to investigate survey biases in recreational fisheries data. ICES J Mar Sci 78(7):2528-2546, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsab131
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Skov C, Hyder K, Gundelund C, Ahvonen A, Baudrier J, Borch T, Carvalho Sde, Erzini K, Ferter K, Grati F, Van der Hammen T, Hinriksson J, Houtman R, Kagervall A, Kapiris K, Karlsson M, Lejk AM, Lyle JM, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2021) Expert opinion on using angler Smartphone apps to inform marine fisheries management: status, prospects, and needs. ICES J Mar Sci 78(3):967-978, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsaa243
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Uhlmann S, Quirijns F, Depestele J, Strehlow HV, Ferter K, Weltersbach MS, Nilsson H, Mehault S (2021) Explanatory variables. ICES Coop Res Rep 351:39-50, DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.8006
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Pita P, Ainsworth GB, Alba B, Anderson AB, Antelo M, Alós J, Artetxe I, Baudrier J, Castro JJ, Chicharro B, Erzini K, Ferter K, Freitas M, Garcia-de-la-Fuente L, Garcia-Charton J, Gimenez-Casalduero M, Grau AM, Diogo HM, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2021) First assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on global marine recreational fisheries. Front Mar Sci 8:735741, DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.735741
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Arlinghaus R, Lucas J, Weltersbach MS, Kömle D, Winkler HM, Riepe C, Kühn C, Strehlow HV (2021) Niche overlap among anglers, fishers and cormorants and their removals of fish biomass: A case from brackish lagoon ecosystems in the southern Baltic Sea. Fish Res 238:105894, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105894
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Weltersbach MS, Riepe C, Lewin W-C, Strehlow HV (2021) Ökologische, soziale und ökonomische Dimensionen des Meeresangelns in Deutschland. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 210 p, Thünen Rep 83, DOI:10.3220/REP1611578297000
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Haase K, Strehlow HV (2021) Who travels how far: German Baltic sea anglers’ travel distances as precondition for fisheries management and coastal spatial planning. Ocean Coastal Manag 209:105640, DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105640
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Hyder K, Mugerza E, Ahvonen A, Baudrier J, Beukhof E, Colella S, de Groote A, Dedeu Dunton AL, Diogo HM, Ferter K, Garcia Asorey M, Gordoa Ezquerra A, Grati F, Hartill BW, Hinriksson J, Jiménez Alvarado D, Kagervall A, Kairyte L, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2021) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS). Copenhagen: ICES, 54 p, ICES Sci Rep 3(113), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.9673
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Watson JW, Hyder K, Boyd R, Thorpe R, Weltersbach MS, Ferter K, Cooke SJ, Roy S, Sibly RM (2020) Assessing the sublethal impacts of anthropogenic stressors on fish: An energy-budget approach. Fish Fisheries 21(5):1034-1045, DOI:10.1111/faf.12487
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Hartill BW, Taylor SM, Keller K, Weltersbach MS (2020) Digital camera monitoring of recreational fishing effort: Applications and challenges. Fish Fisheries 21(1):204-215, DOI:10.1111/faf.12413
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Denfeld G, Strehlow HV (2020) Recreational anglers’ perceptions, attitudes and estimated contribution to angling related marine litter in the German Baltic Sea. J Environ Manag 272:111062, DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111062
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Ferter K, Hyder K, Ahvonen A, Baudrier J, Colella S, de Groote A, Dedeu Dunton AL, Diogo HM, Ezquerra AG, Grati F, Hartill BW, Hinriksson J, Alvarado DJ, Kagervall A, Kairyte L, Karachle P, Karlsson M, Laporta M, Lejk AM, Weltersbach MS, et al (2020) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS). Copenhagen: ICES, 57 p, ICES Sci Rep 2(102), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.7563
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Ferter K, Hyder K, Ahvonen A, Baudrier J, Diogo HM, Dunton A, Gordoa A, Grati F, Hartill BW, Hinriksson J, Alvarado DJ, Kagervall A, Kairyté L, Kapiris K, Karlsson M, Lafon J, Laporta M, Lejk AM, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS (2020) Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS; outputs from 2019 meeting). Copenhagen: ICES, 78 p, ICES Sci Rep 2(1), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.5744
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Höjesjö J, Walker A, Aarestrup K, Alexandre C, Bernas R, Debowski P, Degerman E, Davidsen J, Davidson I, Diserud O, Ensing D, Finstad B, Finlay R, Jonsson B, Josset Q, Kagervall A, Kennedy R, Kesler M, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2020) Working Group with the Aim to Develop Assessment Models and Establish Biological Reference Points for Sea Trout (Anadromous Salmo trutta) Populations (WGTRUTTA; outputs from 2019 meeting). Copenhagen: ICES, 59 p, ICES Sci Rep 2(59), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.7431
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Denfeld G, Strehlow HV (2019) Bedeutung und Bewertung von Meeresmüll aus der marinen Freizeitfischerei und Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung : Endbericht ; erstellt im Auftrag des NLWKN und des LUNG M-V. Rostock: Thünen-Institut für Ostseefischerei, 114 p
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Moesgaard Albertsen C, Amosova V, Andersen M, Behrens JW, Willestofte Berg C, Bergenius M, Brander K, Cardinale M, Carlshamre S, Casini M, Cormon X, Eero M, Gertseva V, Haase S, Krumme U, McQueen K, Pierce ME, Schade FM, Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS, et al (2019) Benchmark workshop on Baltic cod stocks (WKBALTCOD2). Copenhagen: ICES, 310 p, ICES Sci Rep 1(9), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.4984
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Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Gröger JP, Strehlow HV (2019) Effect of lure and bait type on catch, size, hooking location, injury and bycatch in the western Baltic Sea recreational cod fishery. Fish Res 210:121-130, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2018.10.002
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Volstad JH, Christman M, Ferter K, Kleiven AR, Ottera H, Aas Ø, Arlinghaus R, Borch T, Colman J, Hartill BW, Haugen TO, Hyder K, Lyle JM, Junker Ohldieck M, Skov C, Strehlow HV, Voorhees D van, Weltersbach MS, Weber ED (2019) Field surveying of marine recreational fisheries in Norway using a novel spatial sampling frame reveals striking under-coverage of alternative sampling frames. ICES J Mar Sci 77(6):2192-2205, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsz108
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Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS, Ferter K, Hyder K, Mugerza E, Prellezo R, Radford Z, Zarauz L, Strehlow HV (2019) Potential environmental impacts of recreational fishing on marine fish stocks and ecosystems. Rev Fish Sci Aquacult 27(3):287-330, DOI:10.1080/23308249.2019.1586829
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Weltersbach MS (2018) Einbezug der Sterblichkeit von Rückwürfen in der Freizeitfischerei in das europäische Fischereimanagement. Rostock: Univ, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, 115 p, Rostock, Univ, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Diss, 2018, DOI:10.18453/rosdok_id00002306
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Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Ferter K, Klefoth T, Graaf M de, Dorow M (2018) Estimating and mitigating post-release mortality of European eel by combining citizen science with a catch-and-release angling experiment. Fish Res 201:98-108, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2018.01.010
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Lewin W-C, Strehlow HV, Ferter K, Hyder K, Niemax J, Herrmann JP, Weltersbach MS (2018) Estimating post-release mortality of European sea bass based on experimental angling. ICES J Mar Sci 75(4):1483–1495, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsx240
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Hyder K, Weltersbach MS, Armstrong M, Strehlow HV, et al (2018) Recreational sea fishing in Europe in a global context : participation rates, fishing effort, expenditure, and implications for monitoring and assessment. Fish Fisheries 19(2):225-243, DOI:10.1111/faf.12251
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Radford Z, Hyder K, Zarauz L, Mugerza E, Ferter K, Prellezo R, Strehlow HV, Townhill B, Lewin W-C, Weltersbach MS (2018) The impact of marine recreational fishing on key fish stocks in European waters. PLoS One 13(9):e0201666, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0201666
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Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Klefoth T, Ferter K, Dorow M (2017) Auswirkungen des Fangens und Zurücksetzens von Aalen in der Angelfischerei [online]. Fischerei Fischmarkt MV(4):44-46, zu finden in <http://www.lfvmv.de/download/zeitschrift/FF_4_2017.pdf> [zitiert am 05.01.2018]
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Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Klefoth T, Ferter K, Dorow M (2017) Auswirkungen des Fangens-und-Zurücksetzens von Aalen in der Angelfischerei - Vorstellung verschiedener Versuchsansätze. Mitt Landesforschungsanst Landwirtsch Fischerei Mecklenburg Vorpommern 58:77-88
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Arlinghaus R, Weltersbach MS (2017) Catch & Release. Meer Küste(6):23
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Strehlow HV, Weltersbach MS (2017) Jobmotor Meeresangeln - Zwei aktuelle Studien belegen: Meeresangeln ist ein bedeutender Wirtschaftsfaktor in Europa [online]. Fischerei Fischmarkt MV(4):38-40, zu finden in <http://www.lfvmv.de/download/zeitschrift/FF_4_2017.pdf> [zitiert am 05.01.2018]
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Hyder K, Radford Z, Prellezo R, Weltersbach MS, Lewin W-C, Zarauz L, Ferter K, Ruiz J, Townhill B, Mugerza E, Strehlow HV (2017) Research for PECH Committee - Marine recreational and semi-subsistence fishing - its value and its impact on fish stocks : Study. Luxembourg: European Commission, DOI:10.2861/2728
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Weltersbach MS, Ferter K, Sambraus F, Strehlow HV (2016) Hook shedding and post-release fate of deep-hooked European eel. Biol Conserv 199:16-24, DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2016.04.015
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Ferter K, Weltersbach MS, Humborstad OB, Fjelldal PG, Sambraus F, Strehlow HV, Volstad JH (2015) Dive to survive: effects of capture depth on barotrauma and post-release survival of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in recreational fisheries. ICES J Mar Sci 72(8):2467-2481, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsv102
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Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV (2013) Dead or alive - estimating post-release mortality of Atlantic cod in the recreational fishery. ICES J Mar Sci 70(4):864-872, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fst038
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Ferter K, Weltersbach MS, Strehlow HV, Volstad JH, Alós J, Arlinghaus R, Armstrong M, Dorow M, Graaf M de, Van der Hammen T, Hyder K, Levrel H, Paulrud A, Radtke K, Rocklin D, Sparrevohn CR, Veiga P (2013) Unexpectedly high catch-and-release rates in European marine recreational fisheries: implications for science and management. ICES J Mar Sci 70(7):1319-1329, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fst104
Scholarships and awards
2019: Research Award by the German Angling Association (DAFV e.V.)
2015: Research Award by the Organization of German Fisheries Administrative Officers and Fisheries Scientists (VDFF e.V.)
2014: Travel stipend of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
2013: ICES Travel Award (ICES Annual Science Conference 2013)
2012: Winner of the young scientists and communication contest “Rostock's Eleven“
2012: Travel stipend from the „Stiftung Seeklar“
2011: Fritz-Prosiegel-scholarship of the University of Hamburg
2009 - 2012: Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation
Scientific presentations and posters
Haase, K., Weltersbach, M.S., Lewin, W.-C., Reinhardt, O., Uhrmacher, A., Strehlow, H.V. (2019). Towards an Agent-Based Model for Managing Recreational Fisheries of Western Baltic Cod. Winter Simulation Conference, National Harbor, USA, WSC 2019:pos124s1 (Poster).
Weltersbach, M.S. (2019). Eine zweite Chance – Zum Thema Catch & Release. Vortragsveranstaltung des Landesfischereiverband Westfalen und Lippe e.V., Dülmen, Germany (invited oral presentation).
Vølstad, J.H., Christman, M., Ferter, K., Kleiven, A.R., Ottera, H., Aas, Ø., Arlinghaus, R., Borch, T., Colman, J., Hartill, B.W., Haugen, T.O., Hyder, K., Lyle, J.M., Junker Ohldieck, M., Skov, C., Strehlow, H.V., Voorhees, D. van, Weltersbach, M.S., Weber, E.D. (2019). Field surveying of marine recreational fisheries in Norway using a novel spatial sampling frame reveals striking under-coverage of alternative sampling frames. ICES Annual Science Conference, Göteburg, Schweden, ICES CM 2019/Q:362 (Vortrag).
Lewin, W.-C., Strehlow, H.V., Ferter, K., Hyder, K., Niemax, J., Herrmann, J.-P., Weltersbach, M.S. (2018). Estimating post-release mortality of European sea bass based on experimental angling. FSBI Annual Symposium, Norwich, UK (Oral)
Weltersbach, M.S., Strehlow, H.V., Ferter, K., Klefoth, T., de Graaf, M. & M. Dorow (2017). Auswirkungen des Zurücksetzens, der Haktiefe und der Hakengröße auf das Überleben von geangelten Aalen. AFGN Symposium, Nienburg, Germany (invited oral presentation)
Ferter, K., Weltersbach, M.S., Nilsson, J., Humborstad, O-B. & S.J. Cooke (2017). Evaluating catch-and-release impacts on Atlantic halibut in recreational fisheries. ICES Annual Science Conference, Fort Lauderdale, USA, ICES CM 2017/J:172 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M.S., Strehlow, H.V., Ferter, K., Klefoth, T., de Graaf, M. & M. Dorow (2017). Estimating and mitigating post-release mortality of European eel by combining citizen science with a catch-and-release angling experiment. ICES Annual Science Conference, Fort Lauderdale, USA, ICES CM 2017/J:185 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M.S., Strehlow, H.V., Ferter, K., Klefoth, T., de Graaf, M. & M. Dorow (2017). Auswirkungen des Fangens-und-Zurücksetzens auf den Aal in der Angelfischerei. Fachforum Angelfischerei, Langenargen, Germany (invited oral presentation)
Ferter, K., Weltersbach, M.S., Nilsson, J., Humborstad, O-B. & S.J. Cooke (2017). Evaluating physiological consequences of catch-and-release on Atlantic halibut. 8th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Victoria, Canada, H:27 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M.S., Strehlow, H.V., Ferter, K., Klefoth, T., de Graaf, M. & M. Dorow (2017). Estimating and mitigating post-release mortality of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in recreational fisheries. 8th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Victoria, Canada, H:22 (Oral)
Strehlow, H.V., Weltersbach, M.S. & C. Zimmermann (2017). Management scenarios in the western Baltic cod recreational fishery: design, impacts and efficiency. 8th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Victoria, Canada, E:20 (Oral)
Hyder, K., Weltersbach, M.S., Radford, Z., Ferter, K., Townhill, B., Armstrong, M., et al. (2017). Recreational sea fishing in Europe in a global context – participation rates, fishing effort, expenditure, & implications for monitoring & assessment. 8th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Victoria, Canada, A:39 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M.S., Kaiser, F. & H.V. Strehlow (2017). Using remote cameras to monitor the recreational Atlantic salmon trolling fishery in the Baltic Sea. 8th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Victoria, Canada, A:15 (Oral)
Hyder, K., Weltersbach, M.S., Ferter, K., Townhill, B., Armstrong, M., Strehlow, H.V. (2016). Recreational Sea Angling – a European Perspective. ICES Annual Science Conference 2016, Riga, Lettland, G:168 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M.S., Kaiser, F., Strehlow, H.V. (2016). Surveying 2.0 - Using remote cameras to monitor a highly specialized recreational fishery in the Baltic Sea. ICES Annual Science Conference 2016, Riga, Lettland, G:285 (Oral)
Uhlmann, S.S., Davis, M.W., Ferter, K., Strehlow, H.V., Weltersbach, M.S., Benoît, H., Breen, M., Catchpole, T., Depestele, J., Cooke, S.J., Raby, G.D., Broadhurst, M.K., Kennelly, S.J. (2016). A Bayesian network approach to predict survival of caught-and-released fish. ICES Annual Science Conference 2016, Riga, Lettland, G:179 (Oral)
Ferter, K., Ring Kleiven, A., Colman, J.E., Oddvar, T., Stensland, S., Strehlow, H.V., Weltersbach, M.S., Vølstad, J.H. (2016). Developing a sampling scheme to evaluate Norwegian marine recreational fisheries - a case study in the Oslofjord. ICES Annual Science Conference 2016, Riga, Lettland, G:481 (Oral)
Ferter, K., Weltersbach, M.S., Strehlow, H.V., Hyder, K. and Vølstad, J.H. (2015). What´s the real fishing mortality? Revealing the hidden post-release mortality of Atlantic cod in marine recreational fisheries. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, USA, A-105 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M.S., Ferter, K. Sambraus, F., Strehlow, H.V. and Dorow, M. (2015). Post-release hook shedding mechanism of deep-hooked European eels (Anguilla anguilla). EIFAAC International Symposium on recreational fisheries, Lillehammer, Norway, D2-6 (Oral)
Ferter, K., Humberstad, O.-B. Weltersbach, M.S., Strehlow, H.V. and Vølstad, J.H. (2015). Studying barotrauma and survival of physoclistous fish after rapid decompression: lessons learned from an Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) experiment. EIFAAC International Symposium on recreational fisheries, Lillehammer, Norway, D2-8 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M. S., Strehlow, H. V. and J. Gröger (2014). Lure versus bait – How anglers can influence catch in the recreational cod fishery. 7th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Campinas, Brazil, WRFC: 103 (Oral)
Ferter, K., Humborstad O.-B., Weltersbach, M.S., Fjelldal, P.G., Sambraus, F. and Vølstad, J.H. (2014). Barotrauma and recovery of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) after rapid decompression: combining field observations and X-ray technology. 7th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Campinas, Brazil, WRFC: 23 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M. S., Strehlow, H. V., Ferter, K., Sambraus, F. and M. Dorow (2014). Effect of hook size and handling on post-release survival of European eel (Anguilla anguilla). 7th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Campinas, Brazil, WRFC: 71 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M. S. and H. V. Strehlow (2013). Dead or alive - estimating post-release mortality of Atlantic cod in the recreational fishery. ICES Annual Science Conference 2013, Reykjavík, Iceland, R:16 (Oral)
Ferter, K., Weltersbach, M.S., Strehlow, H.V., Vølstad, J.H., Alós, J., Arlinghaus, R., Armstrong, M., Carlstrand, H., Dorow, M., de Graaf, M., van der Hammen, T., Hyder, K., Levrel, H., Paulrud, A., Radtke, K., Sparrevohn, C.R. and Rocklin, D. (2012). Marine recreational fisheries in Europe – does only harvest matter? International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Annual Science Conference, Bergen, Norway, CM 2012/C:09 (Oral)
Weltersbach, M. S. and H. V. Strehlow (2011). Comparison of sea-based recreational and commercial cod catches in the German Baltic Sea. 6th World Recreational Fishing Conference, Berlin, Germany, C3.29 (Poster)
