RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Who Can Be Trusted to Manage the Fish? A Study Comparing Trust between Stakeholders
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 354
OP 367
DO 10.3368/le.94.3.354
VO 94
IS 3
A1 Håkan Eggert
A1 Mitesh Kataria
A1 Elina Lampi
YR 2018
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/94/3/354.abstract
AB This paper investigates trust among stakeholders in fisheries management. We asked the general public, environmental bureaucrats, and recreational and commercial fishers whether they believed the other stakeholders have sufficient knowledge to have an opinion regarding fisheries management issues in a choice experiment they themselves had just been exposed to. We found that the general public and recreational fishers tend to trust bureaucrats, while bureaucrats distrust the general public. The commercial fishers deviate from the others with a high level of trust in own knowledge and low trust in all other stakeholders. The implications of low trust among stakeholders in fisheries are discussed. (JEL Q22)