This study examines the engagement of Vietnamese American commercial fisheries stakeholders in the US Gulf Coast with state and federal agencies and the role that citizen science and participatory research may play in improving this engagement. Using a mixed methods study including surveys, interviews, and focus groups, findings highlight language, lack of trust, and outreach misfit as key barriers to engaging Vietnamese American stakeholders as demanded for collaborative resource management or co-management. However, findings also demonstrate the potential role for citizen science and participatory research that collaboratively engages stakeholders in research to overcome some of these barriers to engaging diverse fishing stakeholders.

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公民科学和参与性研究作为提高利益相关者参与资源管理的一种手段：美国墨西哥湾沿岸的越南裔美国渔民案例研究

本研究考察了美国墨西哥湾沿岸的越南裔美国商业渔业利益相关者与州和联邦机构的参与情况，以及公民科学和参与性研究在改善这种参与方面可能发挥的作用。使用包括调查、访谈和焦点小组在内的混合方法研究，调查结果强调语言、缺乏信任和外展不匹配是越南裔美国人利益相关者参与协作资源管理或共同管理的主要障碍。然而，研究结果也证明了公民科学和参与性研究的潜在作用，即协同利益相关者参与研究，以克服其中一些障碍，以吸引不同的渔业利益相关者。