Towards effective wildlife protection law for marine species in China: A stakeholders' perspective

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第一作者： Kwan, Kit Yue

作者： Kwan, Kit Yue;Wu, Lv;Wu, Zhou;Fu, Yijian;Zhen, Wenquan;Yang, Xin;Wen, Yulong;Chen, Ruifang;Wang, Chun-Chieh;Chen, Ruifang;Wang, Chun-Chieh;Lin, Shuhao;Xie, Xiaoyong;Weng, Zhaohong;Hu, Menghong;Zhou, Haichao;Fu, Yijian;Wu, Zhou;Zhen, Wenquan

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关键词： biodiversity conservation; biological resources; bottom-up approach; fisher; legislative intervention

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE （ 影响因子：3.7； 五年影响因子：4.7 ）

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年卷期： 2023 年 10 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： IntroductionAs one of the megadiverse countries, the effectiveness of wildlife protection in China is of great significance to global biodiversity conservation. With continued evolution and revisions, China's Wildlife Protection Law has listed over 140 marine species; however, it is still inclined toward terrestrial animals. MethodsTo narrow the gap between compliance and enforcement, we collected 1,309 effective responses from various coastal cities of China through an anonymous online questionnaire survey, to investigate their exposure, understanding and attitudes toward Wildlife Protection Law for marine species (mWPL). ResultsMost respondents demonstrated an overall good understanding about the context, necessity and effectiveness of mWPL. The fisher communities were found to be more aware of the dissemination and implementation of mWPL. However, they understood less of the penal system, and exhibited negative attitudes toward the necessity and punishment of the legislation, probably due to the conflicts between resource utilizations and legislative interventions. The participants also indicated that seahorses, horseshoe crabs and corals were commonly subjected to illegal exploitations. DiscussionWhile most respondents suggested greater fines, tighter laws and better public enforcement, we advocate the exploration of bottom-up options such as community engagement and environmental education to improve compliance and implementation of mWPL for the benefit of marine wildlife conservation in China.

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