Management of Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus has been a topic of much scientific debate and intensive public scrutiny. In response to political, public, and management desires for more robust data on Red Snapper populations, a gulfwide initiative commonly referred to as the “Great Red Snapper Count” (GRSC) was funded to estimate the absolute abundance of Red Snapper in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Here, we describe the results of an online survey designed to (1) characterize the social dimensions of Red Snapper anglers, (2) measure satisfaction with current Red Snapper populations and regulations, (3) assess overall patterns of awareness of the GRSC, and (4) evaluate the potential benefits of GRSC stakeholder engagement videos. A key finding of our survey was that awareness of the GRSC was associated with up to three times higher satisfaction with fisheries management. Through an in-survey experiment, we found that anglers that were presented a video on specific GRSC project components reported slightly higher management satisfaction than those presented an overview video or no video. Collectively, our results indicate that angler awareness, when underpinned by effective engagement and outreach activities, can enhance angler satisfaction.

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了解和提高钓鱼者对渔业管理的满意度：来自“大红鲷鱼数量”的见解

墨西哥湾红鲷鱼Lutjanus campechanus 的管理一直是许多科学辩论和公众密切关注的话题。为了响应政治、公众和管理层对红鲷鱼种群更可靠数据的渴望，一项通常被称为“大红鲷鱼计数”(GRSC) 的全海湾计划得到资助，以估计美国海湾红鲷鱼的绝对丰度墨西哥。在这里，我们描述了一项在线调查的结果，该调查旨在 (1) 描述红鲷鱼垂钓者的社会维度，(2) 衡量对当前红鲷鱼种群和法规的满意度，(3) 评估对 GRSC 的总体认识模式，以及(4) 评估 GRSC 利益相关者参与视频的潜在好处。我们调查的一个关键发现是，对 GRSC 的认识与对渔业管理的满意度高达三倍有关。通过调查实验，我们发现观看了特定 GRSC 项目组成部分视频的垂钓者报告的管理满意度略高于观看概览视频或没有视频的垂钓者。总的来说，我们的结果表明，垂钓者意识在有效参与和外展活动的支持下可以提高垂钓者的满意度。