Quantifying Public Support for Culling Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster spp.) on the Great Barrier Reef

• Main Authors: Lockie, Stewart, Bartelet, Henry A, Ritchie, Brent W., Sie, Lintje, Paxton, Gillian
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: coral reef; culling; ecosystem management; marine conservation; pest species; social license; wildlife management; Biodiversity; Life Sciences; Marine Biology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/qmit-faculty-pubs/30; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/qmit-faculty-pubs/article/1029/viewcontent/Conservat_Sci_and_Prac___2024___Lockie___Quantifying_public_support_for_culling_crown_of_thorns_starfish__Acanthaster_spp__.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Population surges of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) (Acanthaster spp.) are a leading cause of coral cover loss on Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR). While COTS culling has been undertaken since 2012 little is known about how the public perceive COTS culling or how perceptions vary among soc...