Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)This paper presents conclusions and recommendations that emerged from the 7th World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC) held in Campinas, Brazil in September 2014. Based on the recognition of the immense social and economic importance of recreational fisheries coupled with weaknesses in robust information about these fisheries in many areas of the world, particularly in many economies in transition, it is recommended to increase effort to build effective governance arrangements and improve monitoring and assessment frameworks in data-poor situations. Moreover, there is a need to increase interdisciplinary studies that will foster a systematic understanding of recreational fisheries as complex adaptive social-ecological systems. To promote sustainable recreational fisheries on a global scale, it is recommended the detailed suggestions for governance and management outlined in the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries: Recreational Fisheries are followed.23177186Fundacao para o Desenvolvimento da Educacao (FNDE)Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Fundacao de Amparoa Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP)International Game Fishing Association (IGFA)Fish TVSANASA-CampinasPESCARTEFederacao de Pesca EsportivaTuristica e Ambiental de Sao PauloPrefeitura Municipal de CampinasRede Anhanguera de ComunicacaoKalua Barco HotelPESCAVENTURAJair Rigotti Eventos e PromocoesCampinas Visitors BureauFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)