Rebuttal to Plenty of black money: Netnography of illegal recreational underwater fishing in southern Spain Maya-Jariego et al., Marine Policy 126 (2021).

We have found some inconsistencies in the methodology and in the conclusions used in the article, which is presented based on illegal underwater fishing. In the following rebuttal, we describe the flaws and the irregu-larities with the aim that these conclusions should be considered with caution if they are to be used for the management of recreational underwater fisheries.

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This paragraph highlights the inconsistencies in methodology and conclusions found in an article based on illegal underwater fishing. The subsequent rebuttal aims to outline the flaws and irregularities in order to caution against the use of these conclusions for the management of recreational underwater fisheries.