Minnesota Anglers' Fisheries-Related Value Orientations and Their Stewardship of Fish Resources
- 9 July 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Human Dimensions of Wildlife
- Vol. 13 (4), 207-221
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10871200802023227
Abstract
Research on natural resource–related values and value orientations has grown substantially over the past decade. However, existing studies have focused almost exclusively on value orientations related to wildlife and forests. This article reports data from two mail surveys of Minnesota anglers used to develop scales for measuring fisheries-related value orientations. We report results of regression analyses examining the relationship between anglers' value orientations and norms concerning fisheries stewardship and the use of technological aids to angling. Results indicate 10 items reliably measure three value orientations we termed utilitarianism, dominance, and protectionism. Regression analyses suggest anglers' stewardship norms are influenced by all three value orientation types, while support for the use of technological aids was related with protectionism and utilitarianism, but not dominance. Results suggest anglers' fisheries-related value orientations cannot be adequately captured using single domain scales. Implications for the study of natural resources–related value orientations are discussed.Keywords
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