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Fishermen's perspectives on climate variability

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Zhang, J; Fleming, J; Goericke, R
Published in: Marine Policy
March 1, 2012

Understanding fishermen's perspectives and responses relating to climate variability is important for sustainable fisheries management. To this end, a survey of captains of commercial passenger fishing vessels (CPFVs) was conducted in San Diego. The survey demonstrates that fishermen have observed and adapted to changes in the environment and fish populations associated with climate variability. However, only 12.9% of respondents agreed that global climate change is a possibility. In order to explain fishermen's divergent beliefs on climate change, a semiparametric discrete choice model is used to identify the potential determinants. The empirical results highlight the importance of the following factors: fishermen's experience, observations of the phenomena that are associated with climate variability, and an interaction of fishermen's experience and their observations. © 2011.

Duke Scholars

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Marine Policy

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ISSN

0308-597X

Publication Date

March 1, 2012

Volume

36

Issue

2

Start / End Page

466 / 472

Related Subject Headings

  • Fisheries
  • 4408 Political science
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4104 Environmental management
  • 1801 Law
  • 1606 Political Science
  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management
 

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Zhang, J., Fleming, J., & Goericke, R. (2012). Fishermen's perspectives on climate variability. Marine Policy, 36(2), 466–472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.06.001
Zhang, J., J. Fleming, and R. Goericke. “Fishermen's perspectives on climate variability.” Marine Policy 36, no. 2 (March 1, 2012): 466–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.06.001.
Zhang J, Fleming J, Goericke R. Fishermen's perspectives on climate variability. Marine Policy. 2012 Mar 1;36(2):466–72.
Zhang, J., et al. “Fishermen's perspectives on climate variability.” Marine Policy, vol. 36, no. 2, Mar. 2012, pp. 466–72. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2011.06.001.
Zhang J, Fleming J, Goericke R. Fishermen's perspectives on climate variability. Marine Policy. 2012 Mar 1;36(2):466–472.
Journal cover image

Published In

Marine Policy

DOI

ISSN

0308-597X

Publication Date

March 1, 2012

Volume

36

Issue

2

Start / End Page

466 / 472

Related Subject Headings

  • Fisheries
  • 4408 Political science
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4104 Environmental management
  • 1801 Law
  • 1606 Political Science
  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management