This study presents the results of a field survey that focused on the views of Tasmanian abalone fishery stakeholders (commercial and non-commercial divers, processor, enforcement agency and management) with regards to non-compliance in the abalone fishery. The primary data was collected through 22 face-to-face interviews with stakeholders and the Wilcoxon's signed-rank test was used to determine if significant differences existed between the means of responses from primary and secondary stakeholders. It was found that there is no significant difference in mean responses of primary and secondary stakeholders in regard to the factors that have the potential in influencing the non-compliance in the fishery. The similarity of views between the regulators and resource users on the source and nature of non-compliance in the fishery would form the basis for improved compliance strategies. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Research Group:	Fisheries Sciences
Research Field:	Fisheries Management
Objective Division:	Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
Objective Group:	Fisheries - Wild Caught
Objective Field:	Wild Caught Edible Molluscs
UTAS Author:	Bose, S (Associate Professor Shekar Bose)
UTAS Author:	Crees-Morris, A (Mr Adnan Crees-Morris)
ID Code:	58223
Year Published:	2009
Web of Science® Times Cited:	11
Deposited By:	NC Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability
Deposited On:	2009-09-18
Last Modified:	2017-12-08
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