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Regulatory Compliance in small-scale fisheries in Old Providence Island (Colombia)

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dc.contributor.advisorSylvia Brandt
dc.contributor.advisorTom Stevens
dc.contributor.authorAlayon, Laura Maria
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.departmentResource Economics
dc.date2023-09-22T21:49:22.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T21:11:34Z
dc.date.available2011-04-03T00:00:00Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.date.submittedFebruary
dc.description.abstractThis research evaluates how contextual variables such as knowledge of the rules, the perception about punishment and formal enforcement levels, perception of social control, fishers’ attitudes about legitimacy of rules, and social/economic factors, affect compliance with fisheries regulations. The analysis is carried out in Old Providence Island [OPI]. A survey of 100 fishermen was completed and data from that survey is used to econometrically estimate a model of compliance choices. Results suggest that reports on compliance change depending whether the interviewed is asked about compliance or about violation. I argue that this seemingly inconsistency, reveals an implication on methodological approach. Contrary to the main literature on compliance behavior, in this research deterrence variables were not statistically significant in the econometric estimations. This result may be because sanctions and fines are not clearly established, reflecting the existence of structural problems in enforcement activities in the island. The results indicate that fishers adjust their violation with respect to other fishers’ behavior, and the knowledge about regulations. The probability of being a violator is higher for divers, and this fact is recognized by the fishers themselves.
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science (M.S.)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7275/1593710
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/47439
dc.relation.urlhttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1633&context=theses&unstamped=1
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectFishing
dc.subjectRegulatory compliance
dc.subjectEnforcement
dc.subjectLegitimacy
dc.subjectSocial control
dc.subjectAgricultural and Resource Economics
dc.titleRegulatory Compliance in small-scale fisheries in Old Providence Island (Colombia)
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digcom.date.embargo2011-04-03T00:00:00-07:00
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