The Influence of Angler Values, Involvement, Catch Orientation, Satisfaction, Agency Trust, and Demographics on Support for Habitat Protection and Restoration Versus Stocking in Publicly Managed Waters

Resource managers benefit from knowledge of angler support for fisheries management strategies. Factors including angler values (protection, utilitarian, and dominance), involvement (attraction, centrality, social, identity affirmation, and expression), catch-related motivations (catching some, many...

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Published in:Environmental management (New York) 2018-10, Vol.62 (4), p.665-677
Main Authors: Schroeder, Susan A, Fulton, David C, Altena, Eric, Baird, Heather, Dieterman, Douglas, Jennings, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Attraction
Demographics
Demography
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Education
Environment
Environmental Management
Environmental restoration
Fish
Fish stocking
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Fishery management
Fishing
Forestry Management
Habitats
Nature Conservation
Orientation
Resource management
Restoration
Stocking
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:Resource managers benefit from knowledge of angler support for fisheries management strategies. Factors including angler values (protection, utilitarian, and dominance), involvement (attraction, centrality, social, identity affirmation, and expression), catch-related motivations (catching some, many, and big fish, and keeping fish), satisfaction, agency trust, and demographics may relate to fisheries management preferences. Using results from a mail survey of Minnesota resident anglers, we explored how these factors were related to budget support for fish stocking relative to habitat protection/restoration. Results suggest that values, angler involvement, catch orientation, satisfaction, total and recent years fishing, age, and education influence relative support for stocking versus habitat protection/restoration. Utilitarian values, angling centrality, an orientation to catch many fish, satisfaction with the number of fish caught, number of recent years fishing, and age positively related to support for stocking over habitat management, while protection values, attraction to angling, total years fishing, and education level were negatively related to relative support for stocking.
ISSN:0364-152X
1432-1009
DOI:10.1007/s00267-018-1067-9