Estimating non-compliance among recreational fishers: Insights into factors affecting the usefulness of the randomized response and item count techniques

Biological Conservation

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-32

  Thomas, Alyssa S ^a   Gavin, Michael C ^a,b   Milfont, Taciano L ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Illegal fishing; Indirect questioning; Methodological study; Sensitive behaviours; Violation rates

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANGLING; COMPLIANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRIME; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHING; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

MARLBOROUGH; MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

PARAPERCIS COLIAS;

EID: 84924567535     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.09.048     Document Type: Article

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