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A telephone survey of Department of Fisheries' stakeholders was conducted in August 2004 in order to evaluate their perception of the Department's management of commercial and recreational fishing, pearling and aquaculture, and fish and fish habitat protection. The survey also assessed satisfaction with the level of service provided to stakeholders and their involvement in decision making processes.

The results of this survey were compared to a similar survey conducted during 2002 and a survey of the general public conducted during 2004.

The sample comprised of 145 interviews - 41 representing the commercial fishing sector, 40 representing the recreational fishing sector, 38 representing fish and fish habitat protection, and 26 representing aquaculture and pearling.

In general, the stakeholders gave positive responses regarding the Department of Fisheries' management of the four sectors

The majority of stakeholders were satisfied or very satisfied with the level of service they received from the Department of Fisheries.

Most stakeholders were satisfied or very satisfied with the ease to which they can access information from the Department of Fisheries.

The majority of stakeholders were satisfied or very satisfied with the level of involvement of their stakeholder group in the Department's decision making processes. However, a number of improvements were suggested.

ISSN

1447-2058

Publication Date

12-2004

Series Number

Fisheries Occasional Paper 14

Publisher

Department of Fisheries Western Australia

City

Perth

Number of Pages

30

Keywords

Fishery, Fisheries, Survey, Western Australia

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Management Information Systems | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Marine Biology

Fisheries Occasional Paper No. 14 - Department of Fisheries stakeholder survey 2004

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