An application of metric conjoint analysis in marine recreational fisheries management /
Metric conjoint analysis was used to understand the
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Metric conjoint analysis was used to understand the management preferences of members of The Bullish Foundation who responded to a mail survey. Respondents evaluated sixteen potential management regimes defined by two levels each of six different management measures the NMFS was considering as options for amending the 1988 Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic bullish. The management regimes presented to respondents represented sixteen of sixty-four possible combinations of the attributes and their levels. Respondent evaluation choices were most influenced by the management measures concerning "Tournaments'' and "Hook Restrictions,'' which ' accounted for an average influence of 39% and 21%, respectively, of TBF member evaluation choices. TBF members preferred .'mandatory no-kill tournaments' over 'no new tournament specific regulations' and 'limiting rigs and lures to a single hook only' over .no restrictions on the number of hooks used. ' Maximum utility was used to rank the sixty-four potential management regimes in terms of respondents' estimated preferences for each. Interestingly, TBF members appeared to prefer the most restrictive management regime that could be constructed from the different levels of the six management measures. Finally, this study discusses the potential of conjoint analysis in determining constituent preferences for recreational fishery management options. It is concluded that conjoint analysis has much potential in the field of fishery resources management and could enhance managers' ability to advocate management regimes that achieve biological objectives while also maximizing constituent satisfaction. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Recreation and Resources Development". |
| Physical Description: | vii, 72 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 42-45. |