Results of a survey of CNMI and Guam residents on the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument

"With funding from the NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office, the Human Dimensions Research Program (HDRP) at the NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center conducted a survey of randomly selected residents of CNMI and Guam to provide information for a management plan for the Monument. Designation of the Monument was accompanied by social debate over the merits of designation, the potential economic benefits, increased federal management in the archipelago, the impacts to fishermen and fishing communities, and other effects (Kotowicz and Richmond, 2013). Now that the Monument has been established and management planning is ongoing, Monument managers believe there is a need for research to define CNMI and Guam residents' management preferences and their perceptions of Monument effects so this information is available to managers as they develop and begin to implement the plan"--Introduction (Page 4). [doi:10.7289/V5TD9V9G (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5TD9V9G)] Dawn M. Kotowicz and Stewart D. Allen. "Issued 10 April 2015." doi:10.7289/V5TD9V9G (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5TD9V9G) System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Includes bibliographical references. 2015 MPA (Marine Protected Areas) PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Library http://doi.org/10.7289/V5TD9V9G Public Domain 1930