Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharks

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Autor(a) principal: Afonso, André S.
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Roque, Pedro, Fidelis, Leonardo, Veras, Leonardo, Conde, Anxo, Maranhão, Paulo, Leandro, Sérgio, Hazin, Fábio H.V.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/5162
Resumo: FUNDING : This research was funded by the National Geographic Society Conservation Trust (ref. #C314-15), Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia –FCT (ref. UID/MAR/04292/2013), and the Integrated Programme of SR&TD “Smart Valorization of Endogenous Marine Biological Resources Under a Changing Climate” (ref. Centro-01-0145-FEDER-000018), co-funded by Centro 2020 program, Portugal 2020, and European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.
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spelling Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharksAwarenessConservationFernando de NoronhaLikert questionaireMarine protected areaOLR modelsRecifeShark hazardFUNDING : This research was funded by the National Geographic Society Conservation Trust (ref. #C314-15), Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia –FCT (ref. UID/MAR/04292/2013), and the Integrated Programme of SR&TD “Smart Valorization of Endogenous Marine Biological Resources Under a Changing Climate” (ref. Centro-01-0145-FEDER-000018), co-funded by Centro 2020 program, Portugal 2020, and European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.Identifying sources of variability in public perceptions and attitudes toward sharks can assist managers and conservationists with developing effective strategies to raise awareness and support for the conservation of threatened shark species. This study examined the effect of several demographic, economic and socioenvironmental factors on the quality of knowledge about and perceptions toward sharks in two contrasting scenarios from northeastern Brazil: a shark hazardous coastal region and a marine protected insular area. Ordered logistic regression models were built using Likert data collected with a self-administered questionnaire survey (N = 1094). A clear relationship between education, knowledge and perceptions was found, with low education level and knowledge of sharks resulting in more negative perceptions toward these species. Prejudice toward sharks stemmed as a potentially limiting factor because the positive effects of other variables such as affinity for nature and specific knowledge about sharks were superseded by the effects of negative prejudice. Other practical factors such as age, economic level, and gender, also influenced respondent’s knowledge and perceptions and could provide a guidance for optimizing socioenvironmental gains relative to public engagement efforts. Results also suggested that populations inhabiting regions with high shark bite incidence likely require distinct outreach methods because some factors underlying knowledge and perception dynamics exhibited structural differences in their effects when compared to the trends observed in a marine protected area. Altogether, public perceptions and attitudes toward sharks could be feasibly enhanced with educational development and nature experiencing strategies. Moreover, disseminating shark-specific knowledge across the society might catalyze support for the conservation of these species in a cost-effective way. This study provides a Frontiers in potentially useful socioenvironmental framework to deal with the human dimensions of shark management and to strengthen conservation policies aimed at promoting societal compliance with pro-environmental values, which is crucial to endow shark populations with effective protection from anthropogenic threats.Frontiers MediaIC-OnlineAfonso, André S.Roque, PedroFidelis, LeonardoVeras, LeonardoConde, AnxoMaranhão, PauloLeandro, SérgioHazin, Fábio H.V.2020-10-19T11:44:49Z20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/5162engAfonso, A.S., Roque, P., Fidelis, L., Veras, L., Conde, A., Maranhão, P., Leandro, S. & Hazin, F.H.V. (2020) Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions toward sharks. Front. Mar. Sci. 7:663. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.006632296-774510.3389/fmars.2020.00663info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-17T15:50:46Zoai:iconline.ipleiria.pt:10400.8/5162Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:48:49.938758Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharks
title Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharks
spellingShingle Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharks
Afonso, André S.
Awareness
Conservation
Fernando de Noronha
Likert questionaire
Marine protected area
OLR models
Recife
Shark hazard
title_short Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharks
title_full Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharks
title_fullStr Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharks
title_full_unstemmed Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharks
title_sort Does lack of knowledge lead to misperceptions? Disentangling the factors modulating public knowledge about and perceptions towards sharks
author Afonso, André S.
author_facet Afonso, André S.
Roque, Pedro
Fidelis, Leonardo
Veras, Leonardo
Conde, Anxo
Maranhão, Paulo
Leandro, Sérgio
Hazin, Fábio H.V.
author_role author
author2 Roque, Pedro
Fidelis, Leonardo
Veras, Leonardo
Conde, Anxo
Maranhão, Paulo
Leandro, Sérgio
Hazin, Fábio H.V.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv IC-Online
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Afonso, André S.
Roque, Pedro
Fidelis, Leonardo
Veras, Leonardo
Conde, Anxo
Maranhão, Paulo
Leandro, Sérgio
Hazin, Fábio H.V.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Awareness
Conservation
Fernando de Noronha
Likert questionaire
Marine protected area
OLR models
Recife
Shark hazard
topic Awareness
Conservation
Fernando de Noronha
Likert questionaire
Marine protected area
OLR models
Recife
Shark hazard
description FUNDING : This research was funded by the National Geographic Society Conservation Trust (ref. #C314-15), Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia –FCT (ref. UID/MAR/04292/2013), and the Integrated Programme of SR&TD “Smart Valorization of Endogenous Marine Biological Resources Under a Changing Climate” (ref. Centro-01-0145-FEDER-000018), co-funded by Centro 2020 program, Portugal 2020, and European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.
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