Abstract
This study has investigated the drivers of destructive fishing practices in inland rivers of district Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. Key informants interviews, focus group discussions and questionnaire survey with 286 fishermen were used to collect data. Four destructive fishing practices i.e. blasting, cyanide fishing, electric fishing and small mesh nets were employed to create an index which was used as dependent variable in this study. Thirty variables were identified as drivers of destructive fishing practices through literature survey but after multicollinearity tests only seven explanatory variables were selected for the stepwise multiple linear regression analysis. The results revealed that five variables including, number of
alternative livelihood opportunities, fish stock in rivers, average household income, distance to water bodies and amount of culture fish in the market have negative impact on
Muhammad Naeem, Naila Nazir. (2019) Drivers of Destructive Fishing Practices in District Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, The Dialogue, Volume 14, Issue 3.
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