This looks to be an interesting article.
I suspect that a replication study of public opinion on the west coast of
Canada re fisheries science would find similar if not even more negative
perceptions. The (government) scientists' estimates of salmon returns in recent
years have been wildly wrong and publicly controversial.
I also suspect public views re the fisheries area may not be typical of public
views of other areas of science, and may be more negative, but have seen no
hard evidence on that.
Don Munton
U of Northern BC
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From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Elizabeth
De Santo [[email protected]]
Sent: July 5, 2011 5:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [gep-ed] Confidence in science
Hi Peter,
This paper may be of interest (in press, Marine Policy), it has both an
international and cross-stakeholder focus:
Trust in the fisheries scientific community
Helen Glenna<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff1>, [Corresponding Author Contact
Information]<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#cor1> , [E-mail The Corresponding Author]<mailto:[email protected]> , Diana
Tingleya<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff1>, Sonia Sánchez
Maroñob<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff2>, [E-mail The Corresponding Author]<mailto:[email protected]> , Dennis
Holmc<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff3>, [E-mail The Corresponding Author]<mailto:[email protected]> , Laurence
Kelld<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff4>, Gurpreet
Paddad<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff4>, Ingi Runar
Edvardssone<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff5>, [E-mail The Corresponding Author]<mailto:[email protected]> , Johann
Asmundssone<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff5>, Alexis
Conidesf<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff6>, [E-mail The Corresponding Author]<mailto:[email protected]> , Kostas
Kapirisf<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff6>, Mintewab
Bezabiha<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff1>, Premachandra
Wattagea<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff1> and Sakari
Kuikkag<http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674#aff7>, [E-mail The Corresponding Author]<mailto:[email protected]>
a Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources, Portsmouth
Business School, University of Portsmouth, St. George's Building, 141 High
Street, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
b Instituto Tecnológico Pesquero y Alimentario, Fundación (AZTI) - Tecnalia,
48395 Sukarrieta (Bizkaia), Spain
c The Research Center for Social Development, Vágsvegur 48, Post-box 18, 800
Vágur, Faroe Islands
d Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Pakefield
Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom
e Faculty of Natural Resource Science, University of Akureyri, The University
of Akureyri, Nordurslod 2, 600 Akureyri, Iceland
f Institute of Marine Biological Resources, P.O. Box 712, 19013 Anavissos,
Attiki, Greece
g Environmental Research Centre, Department of Biological and Environmental
Sciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 65 (Viikinkaari 1), 00014 University
of Helsinki, Finland
Received 7 March 2011;
accepted 20 March 2011.
Available online 15 April 2011.
Abstract
This paper explores the issue of “trust” in the fisheries science community, a
key corollary of effective risk communication. It presents the findings of a
survey undertaken in Iceland, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom and Faroe Islands
during 2008. The findings reveal differing levels of trust and mistrust in the
fisheries science community between countries and between stakeholder groups,
demonstrating areas for future attention in the interests of improving
fisheries science and management. As this paper explores, unfortunately the
“trust” necessary for effective stakeholder cooperation and participation
within current fisheries science is currently somewhat lacking. The cited
reasons behind this lack of trust include: a lack of soundness, credibility,
responsiveness, flexibility and stakeholder involvement, flawed data and weak
science, poor communications and political and lobby group interference.
Notable from the results is a lack of consensus on the existence of a common
language and vision. It is evident, however, that certain aspects of fisheries
science are strong contributors to trust and that there are opportunities for
improvement.
Keywords: Trust; Fisheries management; Europe; Fisheries science
http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.library.dal.ca/science/article/pii/S0308597X11000674
Best
Elizabeth
Elizabeth De Santo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Marine Affairs Program
Dalhousie University
________________________________
From: Peter Haas<[email protected]>
To: GEP-ED<[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, 3 July 2011, 12:00
Subject: [gep-ed] Confidence in science
I'm sorry to interfere with people's summers, but I have a question for the
list. Can anyone direct me to any longitudinal studies of public confidence in
science, preferably across countries? We keep hearing about a growing crisis
in public confidence in science, but such claims seem purely anecdotal.
Peter M. Haas
Professor
Department of Political Science
216 Thompson Hall
UMASS - Amherst
