Commercial fishing community perceptions of California’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) network Attitudes and perceptions are key components in measuring the success and performance of MPAs – particularly amongst stakeholders who depend on marine resources for... Read MoreRead more about Commercial fishing perspectives on marine protected area (MPA) outcomes

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... Read MoreRead more about Perceptions of commercial fishing on community well-being

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... Read MoreRead more about Commercial and CPFV fishing community perspectives on effects from specific MPAs

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... Read MoreRead more about Commercial and CPFV fishing community perspectives on engagement in fishery management

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... Read MoreRead more about Commercial and CPFV fishing community perspectives on COVID-19 impacts and adaptations