Understanding and quantifying the behavior of fishers is important given the role human behavior plays in fish population dynamics and fisheries management. Various quantitative and qualitative methods have been used to collect information on the behavior of fishers. This study discusses the benefits and drawbacks of three of these methods:...
The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is characterized by fishery resources which spatially and temporally overlap in different ways with several important non-fishing uses including oil and gas production, shipping, tourism, habitat for endangered species, and economic support for coastal communities. Given this overlap, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill affected fishing...
A fisher’s decision making process is governed by some key questions that need to be answered for each fishing trip: whether or not to commence a fishing trip, where to go fishing and when to return to port. We studied these decisions on the basis of the results of questionnaire...