Reassessing public opinion of captive cetacean attractions with a photo elicitation survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Captive cetacean attractions are growing in number globally, their operators citing entertainment, education, and conservation as benefits. Those for and against developing such attractions claim public support. Previous public opinion research, however, shows little consensus, partly due to the introduction of biases in study design that influence participants' responses. Those involved in, or concerned with, developing and licensing these attractions need to better understand what drives the lack of consensus to take socially-acceptable decisions.

Methods

We reviewed previous research on public opinion of cetacean captivity, noting possible sources of bias. Survey question wording can be a major source of introduced bias, so we used an open-ended photo elicitati

SUBMITTER: Wassermann SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251344 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature