Fishers' perceptions as indicators of the performance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Kevin Leleu, Frédérique Alban, Dominique Pelletier, Eric Charbonnel, Yves Letourneur and Charles F. Boudouresque

Marine Policy, 2012, vol. 36, issue 2, 414-422

Abstract: How users perceive the performance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is fundamental for the social acceptance of these zones. Moreover, their perceptions may be relevant for monitoring the effects of MPAs on extractive activities. This study analyzes artisanal fishers' perceptions of the performance of a north-western Mediterranean coastal MPA, which encompasses two no-take zones (NTZs). Three viewpoints have been considered: the effect on the personal activity of fishers, the effect on the local fishery and the effect on the ecosystem. In order to test the hypothesis that biomass export (spillover) – which had previously been evidenced from the two NTZs – may influence fishers' perceptions of NTZ effects, fishers' perceptions were compared with both declared and observed fishing activity over an one-year period.

Keywords: Artisanal fishery; Fishers' perceptions; Social acceptance; No-take zone; MPA performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.06.002

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