Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to explore how fishermen in the area of Hurghada, Red
Sea, Egypt perceive legislation regulating overfishing and marine environmental
protection, as well as how they perceive the impact such legislation may have on their
lives. This research sheds light on stakeholder’s perceptions (focusing on fishermen) and
attitudes vis-à-vis legislation that regulates their sources of income while aiming at
environmental conservation in this area. Eleven semi-structured interviews were
conducted with the aforementioned group and thematically analyzed. The findings
generally include negative perceptions with a few positive ones. In light of existing
literature, the discussion recommends the inclusion of the fishermen in the government’s
relevant decision-making processes as well as allowing the fishermen to deliberate
existing legislation that has a negative effect on their livelihood.
