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The ‘tiger of I ndian rivers’: stakeholders' perspectives on the golden mahseer as a flagship fish species
Author(s) -
Gupta Nishikant,
Sivakumar K,
Mathur Vinod B,
Chadwick Michael A
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/area.12124
Subject(s) - tiger , flagship species , stakeholder , fishing , recreation , fishery , business , fish <actinopterygii> , geography , marketing , environmental resource management , ecology , biology , public relations , political science , endangered species , economics , computer security , habitat , computer science
Promoting a fish as a flagship species (i.e. a charismatic animal that promotes awareness) is a management tool to improve the effectiveness of conservation measures. However, to be successful this approach requires strong stakeholder support. To investigate the feasibility of the flagship species approach and degree of stakeholder support in India, semi‐structured interviews were conducted with forest managers, anglers and village members in U ttarakhand. Stakeholders were supportive of the flagship approach and the golden mahseer was favoured because of economic benefits associated with recreational angling.