Biosecurity messages are lost in translation to citizens: Implications for devolving management to citizens

Marnie L Campbell, Dominic E P Bryant and Chad L Hewitt

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: The increasing focus of marine biosecurity agencies on transferring management responsibilities to citizens and industry begs the question whether devolved responsibility is a viable option for creating biosecurity outcomes. We examined recreational marine users’ self-declared awareness of non-indigenous marine species (NIMS) at six locations in Tasmania, Australia and evaluated the accuracy of their awareness through recognition of four well-known NIMS with active awareness campaigns. We also investigated whether the activities of recreational marine users influence the accuracy of their NIMS recognition skills. We generally found that respondents declare NIMS awareness (70.45%), yet we found their recognition accuracy was variable ranging from low to fair (

Date: 2017
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