Local, national, and international efforts to address the issue of derelict fishing gear are often limited by resources and costs. Managers and policymakers have implemented various preventative, impact reducing, and curative measures to decrease derelict fishing gear abundance and impacts, but stakeholder support is essential for success. To identify stakeholder preferences and the most efficient measures to address the issue of derelict blue crab pots in Chesapeake Bay, we distributed a stated preference survey with a discrete choice experiment to 1,032 licensed commercial fishers in Virginia and received a 42% response rate. The choice experiment consisted of hypothetical scenarios with two alternatives that included a combination of derelict pot mitigation activities potentially paired with incentives, and a third alternative for maintaining the status quo. The probability that the average respondent would participate in derelict pot mitigation activities ranged from 0.46 (SE=0.07) for “Recycle at facility on land,” to 0.03 (SE=0.02) for “Pot modification.” Willingness to accept estimates were similarly variable, ranging from US $61 (SE=129) to participate in “Recycle at facility on land,” to US $1,449 (SE=359) for “Pot modification.” Non-monetary management incentives (e.g., bushel limit increase, pot limit increase, or season extension) generally did not induce participation in mitigation activities; however, heterogeneity observed in preferences of fishers could be used to target different segments of the population to participate in specific actions. Addressing the complex problems caused by marine debris, especially derelict fishing gear, is costly, and understanding stakeholder preferences and decision-making can help identify the most cost-effective solution.

解决废弃渔具问题的地方、国家和国际努力往往受到资源和成本的限制。管理人员和政策制定者已实施各种预防、减少影响和治疗措施，以减少废弃渔具的数量和影响，但利益相关者的支持对于成功至关重要。为了确定利益相关者的偏好以及解决切萨皮克湾废弃蓝蟹罐问题的最有效措施，我们向弗吉尼亚州的 1,032 名有执照的商业渔民分发了一份带有离散选择实验的陈述偏好调查，得到了 42% 的回应。选择实验包括假设情景和两种替代方案，其中包括可能与激励措施相结合的废弃罐缓解活动的组合，以及维持现状的第三种选择。平均受访者参与废弃罐缓解活动的概率范围从“在陆上设施回收”的 0.46 (SE=0.07) 到“罐改造”的 0.03 (SE=0.02)。接受估计的意愿也有类似的变化，从参与“陆上设施回收”的 61 美元 (SE=129) 到“罐改造”的 1,449 美元 (SE=359)。非货币管理激励措施（例如，增加蒲式耳限制、增加底池限制或延长季节）通常不会诱导参与缓解活动；然而，在渔民偏好中观察到的异质性可用于针对不同的人口群体参与特定行动。解决海洋垃圾，特别是废弃渔具造成的复杂问题，