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Investigating societal attitudes towards the marine environment of Ireland |
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| Institution: | 1. Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC), P.O. Box 11232, 2301 EE Leiden, The Netherlands;2. Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE), 12, Kyrristou Str., 105 56 Athens, Greece;3. School of Psychology, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, United Kingdom;4. School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, United Kingdom;5. MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, Beaufort Building, University College Cork, Haulbowline Road, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, Ireland;6. School of Natural Sciences (Zoology), Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland;7. Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, NR33 0HT Lowestoft, United Kingdom;8. ISOTECH Ltd Environmental Research and Consultancy, 1 Kalliopis Str. & Larnakos Ave., Apt. 401, 2102 Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Abstract: | This paper presents the results of a nationwide survey in Ireland that explored the values, concerns and preferences of individuals towards the Irish marine environment. The results of the Irish survey are also compared to the results from similar surveys carried out in other maritime countries in the EU. The results of the Irish survey demonstrate a reasonable level of knowledge of the main threats facing Ireland׳s marine environment and of the importance of non-market as well as market ecosystem services provided by the seas around the Irish coast. The results also suggest that the Irish public are sceptical of the ability of government and private industry to manage the Irish marine economy but instead place a large amount of trust in the competency of scientists. The perception of whether or not they consider where they live as being a coastal area would also suggest that the Irish public hold a much more narrow view of what constitutes a coastal area than that held by statistical agencies such as Eurostat. |
| Keywords: | Public attitudes Marine environment Management Ocean literacy |
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