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Fishermen's perspectives on climate variability

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  • Zhang, Junjie
  • Fleming, Jason
  • Goericke, Ralf

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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.

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  • Zhang, Junjie & Fleming, Jason & Goericke, Ralf, 2012. "Fishermen's perspectives on climate variability," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 466-472.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:36:y:2012:i:2:p:466-472
    DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.06.001
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    1. Jyun-Long Chen, 2021. "Fishers’ perceptions and adaptation on climate change in northeastern Taiwan," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 611-634, January.
    2. Vasquez Caballero, Smit & Salgueiro-Otero, Diego & Ojea, Elena, 2023. "The Role of Catch Portfolios in Characterizing Species' Economic Linkages and Fishers' Responses to Climate Change Impacts," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 205(C).
    3. Jyun-Long Chen & Yao-Jen Hsiao & Kat-Kau Yip, 2021. "Risk Management of Marine Capture Fisheries under Climate Change: Taking into Consideration the Effects of Uncertainty," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-16, April.
    4. Mahfuza Begum & Muhammad Mehedi Masud & Lubna Alam & Mazlin Bin Mokhtar & Ahmad Aldrie Amir, 2022. "The Adaptation Behaviour of Marine Fishermen towards Climate Change and Food Security: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Health Belief Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-24, October.
    5. Silva, Monalisa R.O. & Lopes, Priscila F.M., 2015. "Each fisherman is different: Taking the environmental perception of small-scale fishermen into account to manage marine protected areas," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 347-355.

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