Perceptions of rule-breaking related to marine ecosystem health

Finding effective solutions to manage marine resources is high on political and conservation agendas worldwide. This is made more urgent by the rate of increase in the human population and concomitant resource pressures in coastal areas. This paper links empirical socio-economic data about perceptio...

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Published in:PloS one 2014-02, Vol.9 (2), p.e89156-e89156
Main Authors: Slater, Matthew J, Mgaya, Yunus D, Stead, Selina M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquaculture
Biology
Case studies
Coastal zone
Coastal zone management
Commercial fishing
Conservation
Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence
Crime prevention
Decision making
Earth Sciences
Economic indicators
Ecosystem
Ecosystem assessment
Ecosystem management
Enforcement
Family Characteristics
Female
Fish
Fisheries
Fisheries - legislation & jurisprudence
Fisheries management
Fishing
Fishing (Recreation)
Geography
Head
Households
Human populations
Humans
Male
Marine ecosystems
Marine environment
Marine protected areas
Marine resources
Marine resources management
Models, Theoretical
Perception
Perceptions
Protected areas
Protection and preservation
Public health
Regulations
Resource conservation
Resource management
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Socioeconomic Factors
Systematic review
Tanzania - epidemiology
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Summary:Finding effective solutions to manage marine resources is high on political and conservation agendas worldwide. This is made more urgent by the rate of increase in the human population and concomitant resource pressures in coastal areas. This paper links empirical socio-economic data about perceptions of marine resource health to the breaking of marine management rules, using fisheries as a case study. The relationship between perceived rule-breaking (non-compliance with regulations controlling fishing) and perceived health of inshore marine environments was investigated through face-to-face interviews with 299 heads of households in three Tanzanian coastal communities in November and December 2011. Awareness of rules controlling fishing activity was high among all respondents. Fishers were able to describe more specific rules controlling fishing practices than non-fishers (t = 3.5, df = 297, p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0089156