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A New Tool for Fishery Managers: The Delphi Technique
Author(s) -
Zuboy James R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
north american journal of fisheries management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1548-8675
pISSN - 0275-5947
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1981)1<55:antffm>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - delphi method , delphi , fishery , recreation , recreational fishing , expert opinion , environmental resource management , fish <actinopterygii> , computer science , environmental science , ecology , biology , artificial intelligence , medicine , intensive care medicine , operating system
The Delphi technique, a methodology for systematically developing a consensus of expert opinion, is suggested as a potentially useful fishery management tool. This paper describes the Delphi techique and provides an example of a Delphi experiment that was designed to obtain an estimate of the recreational (diver) catch of spiny lobsters from Florida waters.