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Views of fishers and decision-makers on the motivations for compliance in fisheries: a case study from Oman

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  • Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Qartoubi
  • Hussein Samh Al-Masroori

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Purpose - This study integrates fishers’ and decision-makers’ views on the critical factors for non-compliance in the artisanal fisheries of Oman. Design/methodology/approach - A questionnaire survey was implemented covering all coastal governorates of Oman. The questionnaires for fishers and decision-makers contained 46 and 43 questions, respectively, divided into various sections based on the Table of Eleven. Compliance factors were divided into spontaneous factors and enforcement factors. The data were collected through 1,242 questionnaires (1,125 fishers and 117 decision-makers). Findings - The results indicated that spontaneous compliance factors (e.g. financial/economic, level of knowledge and social norms) and enforced compliance factors (e.g. social control, sanction certainty and sanction severity) have a significant influence on fishers' motivation to comply with regulations. The chi-square test (X2) was used to show that the differences between the means of responses of fishers and decision-makers in regard to the factors that influence non-compliance in the fishery were insignificant. Originality/value - This consistency of opinions has an essential policy inference for the regulatory institutions in that it delivers assistance and trust in fisheries management authority's efforts to create effective compliance plans for the fisheries.

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  • Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Qartoubi & Hussein Samh Al-Masroori, 2020. "Views of fishers and decision-makers on the motivations for compliance in fisheries: a case study from Oman," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 48(2), pages 297-317, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:ijse-07-2020-0514
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-07-2020-0514
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