Who Can Be Trusted to Manage the Fish? A Study Comparing Trust between Stakeholders

Håkan Eggert, Mitesh Kataria and Elina Lampi

Article Figures & Data

  • Table 1

    Mean Trust

     Stakeholders
    General PublicBureaucratsRecreational AnglersCommercial Fishers
    Self-trust2.52 (1.09)2.86 (1.24)3.51 (1.14)4.55 (0.72)
    ModerateModerateModerateHigh
    General trust2.00 (0.86)1.98 (0.88)2.08 (0.91)1.65 (1.03)
    LowLowModerateLow
    Authority trust3.81 (0.93)3.56 (0.97)3.75 (1.05)1.92 (0.96)
    ModerateModerateModerateLow
    Share of males0.550.460.970.99
    Age53.96 (13.99)46.19 (9.60)55.55 (14.05)54.92 (13.88)
    University education, 3 years or more0.490.960.270.03
    Number of observations2,24816481674
    • Note: Trust is measured on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Standard deviations are in parentheses.

  • Table 2

    Testing for Relative Trust

    ConfidenceStakeholders
    General PublicBureaucratsRecreational AnglersCommercial Fishers
    Self-trust – General trust0.52***0.88***1.44***2.91***
    Self-trust –Authority trust–1.29***–0.70***–0.24***2.64***
    Number of observations2,24816481674
    • Note: Wilcoxon signed-rank test, two sided. Standard errors are in parentheses.

    • *** Significance at the 1% level.

  • Table 3

    Seemingly Unrelated Regression Analysis for the Dependent Variables: y1 = Self_Trust – General_Trust and y2 = Self_Trust – Authority_Trust

    Model 1 Coef.Model 2 Coef.Model 3 Coef.
    y1
    Male0.254*** (0.040)0.417*** (0.157)
    Age–0.002* (0.001)0.0004 (0.001)–0.011 (0.008)
    University education0.177*** (0.038)0.238*** (0.040)
    General publicReferenceReference
    Bureaucrats0.266*** (0.084)0.275*** (0.078)
       SEPAReference
       WPD0.317 (0.211)
       SwAM0.517*** (0.191)
    Recreational anglers0.961*** (0.042)
    Commercial fishers2.473*** (0.121)
    Constant0.559*** (0.078)0.237*** (0.087)1.000**
    R20.210.040.11
    y2
    Male0.485*** (0.052)0.856*** (0.178)
    Age0.002 (0.002)0.006*** (0.002)–0.002 (0.009)
    University education0.0001 (0.050)0.020 (0.054)
    General publicReference
    Bureaucrats0.616*** (0.109)0.666*** (0.106)
       SEPAReference
       WPD0.262 (0.239)
       SwAM0.286 (0.217)
    Recreational anglers1.046*** (0.055)
    Commercial fishers3.921*** (0.157)
    Constant–1.419*** (0.102)–1.882*** (0.119)–1.145** (0.465)
    Rho0.51***0.52***0.51***
    R20.220.050.15
    Number of observations3,3032,412164
    SampleGP, B, RA, CFGP, BB
    • Note: Standard errors are in parentheses. B, bureaucrats; CF, commercial fishers; GP, general public; RA, recreational anglers; SEPA, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency; SwAM, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management; WDP, County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland’s Unit of Water Management.

    • *, **, *** Significance at the 10%, 5%, and 1% levels, respectively.