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FISHERS ’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE SEAHORSE FISHERY IN CENTRAL PHILIPPINES: INTERACTIVE APPROACHES AND AN EVALUATION OF RESULTS
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@MISC{J_fishers’,
author = {Meeuwig J. J and Hall},
title = {FISHERS ’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE SEAHORSE FISHERY IN CENTRAL PHILIPPINES: INTERACTIVE APPROACHES AND AN EVALUATION OF RESULTS},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
* Author to whom correspondence should be directed We conducted a study in coastal communities in the central Philippines designed to involve seahorse fishers in research and conservation initiatives. The study comprised (i) an initial scoping survey to obtain data on the fishers and their fishery, including effort and habitat quality, and (ii) community meetings conducted as focus group discussions, in which results from the scoping study were fed back to the communities, questions were repeated, and information on fishers ’ knowledge and opinions with respect to the seahorse fishery, the state of their fishing grounds, and the condition of their livelihood
