Ways of Moving from Laissez-Faire to Management: An Investigation of Potential Management Strategies for Recreational Sea Angling in Taiwan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Overview of Recreational Sea Angling in Taiwan
3. Research Methods
3.1. Semi-Structured Interviews
3.2. Modified Delphi Technique
3.3. Fuzzy AHP Method
4. Results
4.1. A Final Set of Items
4.2. A Three-Level Hierarchy
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Dimensions and Items | Explanation |
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Angling sites | |
Establishment of safe angling sites | Concerned authorities take actions to establish angling sites where adequate safety equipment and facilities are properly installed and maintained to ensure safety and their normal function. |
Separation of different uses | Developing plans of separating different uses so as to prevent conflicts between angling and other uses such as fishing, navigation. |
Information provision | Provision of full information pertaining to the angling sites. |
Resource use | |
Fish size limits | Setting restrictions on the size of fish catches. |
Temporal restriction | Angling is not allowed during a specific period of time for the sake of conservation (e.g., protecting spawning populations). |
Bag limits | Setting a limit on the weight or number of catch per angler and per trip or per day. |
Restriction on catch sale | Setting a restriction on the catch sale |
Catch reporting | Anglers are required to report catch. |
Conservation efforts | Conservation work is undertaken by the concerned authorities to improve marine environments and enhance fish stocks |
Eligibility of angling | |
Registration/permits | Anglers need to have permits or registration for their angling activities. |
Angling fees | Charging a reasonable fee for angling at the established angling sites. |
Education | |
Safety education | Education on angling safety should be enhanced to expand anglers’ knowledge on how to ensure their own safety when angling. |
Environmental education | Environmental education is encouraged in order to instill marine stewardship among anglers and promote them to act responsibly towards the environment. |
Dimension | AI | VSI | SI | WI | EI | WI | SI | VSI | AI | Dimension |
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Angling sites | ✓ | Resource use |
Item | AI | VSI | SI | WI | EI | WI | SI | VSI | AI | Item |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Information provision | ✓ | Separation of different uses |
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Group | Number |
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Angler | 6 |
Fishman | 5 |
Government | 5 |
Scholar | 4 |
Fishing harbor authority | 3 |
Commercial port authority | 2 |
NGO | 3 |
Total | 28 |
Dimension | Local Weight (A) | Item | Local Weight (B) | Local Ranking | Global Weight (A * B) | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angling sites | 0.338 | Information provision | 0.356 | 2 | 0.1203 | 3 |
Separation of different uses | 0.256 | 3 | 0.0865 | 6 | ||
Establishment of safe angling sites | 0.388 | 1 | 0.1311 | 2 | ||
Resource use | 0.261 | Fish size limits | 0.237 | 3 | 0.0619 | 9 |
Temporal restriction | 0.086 | 5 | 0.0224 | 12 | ||
Bag limits | 0.083 | 6 | 0.0217 | 13 | ||
Restriction on catch sale | 0.256 | 1 | 0.0688 | 7 | ||
Catch reporting | 0.091 | 4 | 0.0238 | 11 | ||
Conservation efforts | 0.247 | 2 | 0.0645 | 8 | ||
Eligibility of angling | 0.180 | Registration/permits | 0.374 | 2 | 0.0617 | 10 |
Angling fees | 0.626 | 1 | 0.1033 | 4 | ||
Education | 0.244 | Safety education | 0.622 | 1 | 0.1468 | 1 |
Environmental education | 0.378 | 2 | 0.0892 | 5 |
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Liu, C.-H.; Chen, C.-L. Ways of Moving from Laissez-Faire to Management: An Investigation of Potential Management Strategies for Recreational Sea Angling in Taiwan. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8111. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13148111
Liu C-H, Chen C-L. Ways of Moving from Laissez-Faire to Management: An Investigation of Potential Management Strategies for Recreational Sea Angling in Taiwan. Sustainability. 2021; 13(14):8111. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13148111
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Chien-Ho, and Chung-Ling Chen. 2021. "Ways of Moving from Laissez-Faire to Management: An Investigation of Potential Management Strategies for Recreational Sea Angling in Taiwan" Sustainability 13, no. 14: 8111. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13148111
APA StyleLiu, C. -H., & Chen, C. -L. (2021). Ways of Moving from Laissez-Faire to Management: An Investigation of Potential Management Strategies for Recreational Sea Angling in Taiwan. Sustainability, 13(14), 8111. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13148111