Key Findings
Learn more about key findings from this study on the socioeconomic conditions of California’s commercial and commercial passenger fishing vessel (CPFV) fisheries.
Commercial fishing perspectives on marine protected area (MPA) outcomes
Commercial fishing community perceptions of California’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) networkAttitudes and perceptions are key components in measuring the success and performance of MPAs - particularly amongst stakeholders who depend on marine resources for their...
Perceptions of commercial fishing on community well-being
In this study, we engaged 84 commercial fishing community members (hereafter referred to as 'study participants') from 18 different California ports to understand their perceptions of their fishing community’s social and economic well-being, as well as their...
Commercial and CPFV fishing community perspectives on effects from specific MPAs
The table below presents focus group participants’ perspectives on effects to their communities from specific MPAs. Commercial fishing community participants’ perspectives about the effects of specific MPAs on their communities. CPFV/charter boat...
Commercial and CPFV fishing community perspectives on engagement in fishery management
During our focus group conversations with commercial and CPFV fishing community members across California ports, we learned about study participants’ perceptions of community engagement and participation in fishery management. Study participants discussed countless...
Commercial and CPFV fishing community perspectives on COVID-19 impacts and adaptations
The COVID-19 pandemic emerged as our study was being conducted, creating an undeniable condition that we felt important to address. Below we present study participants’ perspectives related to COVID-19 effects on California’s commercial and commercial passenger...
CPFV/charter boat perspectives on their community well-being
We asked study participants representing California’s Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel (CPFV/charter boat) community to share perceptions of their communities’ well-being. Participants across the state rated and discussed the well-being of their CPFV communities...
Overview of commercial fishing spatial data modeling exercise
We developed a method to refine coarse-scale commercial fishing information using best-available spatial data to model fishing patterns in and around California’s MPAs before and after MPA network implementation. Read the full report - Establishing a Statewide...
CPFV/charter boat perspectives on marine protected area (MPA) outcomes
We asked community members from regional focus groups representing California’s Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel (CPFV/charter boat) communities to share their perceptions of MPA outcomes. Read the summary of this key finding below. For the full version of study...