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Trust in the fisheries scientific community |
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| Authors: | Helen Glenn Diana TingleySonia Sánchez Maroño Dennis HolmGurpreet Padda Ingi Runar EdvardssonAlexis Conides Kostas KapirisMintewab Bezabih Premachandra WattageSakari Kuikka |
| Institution: | a Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources, Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth, St. George's Building, 141 High Street, Portsmouth, United Kingdom b Instituto Tecnológico Pesquero y Alimentario, Fundación (AZTI) - Tecnalia, 48395 Sukarrieta (Bizkaia), Spain c The Research Center for Social Development, Vágsvegur 48, Post-box 18, 800 Vágur, Faroe Islands d Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom e Faculty of Natural Resource Science, University of Akureyri, The University of Akureyri, Nordurslod 2, 600 Akureyri, Iceland f Institute of Marine Biological Resources, P.O. Box 712, 19013 Anavissos, Attiki, Greece g Environmental Research Centre, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 65 (Viikinkaari 1), 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland |
| Abstract: | This paper explores the issue of “trust” in the fisheries science community, a key corollary of effective risk communication. It presents the findings of a survey undertaken in Iceland, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom and Faroe Islands during 2008. The findings reveal differing levels of trust and mistrust in the fisheries science community between countries and between stakeholder groups, demonstrating areas for future attention in the interests of improving fisheries science and management. As this paper explores, unfortunately the “trust” necessary for effective stakeholder cooperation and participation within current fisheries science is currently somewhat lacking. The cited reasons behind this lack of trust include: a lack of soundness, credibility, responsiveness, flexibility and stakeholder involvement, flawed data and weak science, poor communications and political and lobby group interference. Notable from the results is a lack of consensus on the existence of a common language and vision. It is evident, however, that certain aspects of fisheries science are strong contributors to trust and that there are opportunities for improvement. |
| Keywords: | Trust Fisheries management Europe Fisheries science |
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