Fishery Management Survey in the Gulf of Mexico from 2018-07-09 to 2018-09-18

The dataset contains online survey questionnaire answers that seek to understand variables of trust, influence, and other parameters in social science used to measure and understand interagency cooperation. This survey studies 34 agencies (Federal, State, Inter-state, NGO, and Mexican agencies) that work within the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Network. The survey is roughly 30 minutes long, with 26 questions. The survey instrument is broken into five groups (described as blocks within the survey) that all seek to understand various components in network composition and function. The survey was sent through Qualtrics software to all publicly available e-mail addresses. Additionally, a link within the e-mail also allowed other users to join in as well. This dataset supports the publication: Lima, Kim, Song, Hickey, & Temby. (2019). Trust and Influence in the Gulf of Mexico’s Fishery Public Management Network. Sustainability, 11(21), 6090. doi:10.3390/su11216090