Front. Mar. Sci., 12 November 2020
fmars-07-587335 November 6, 2020 Time: 13:38 # 1 ORIGINAL RESEARCH published: 12 November 2020 doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.587335 Extraction of People’s Perception Toward Horseshoe Crab Existence in Northeast Coast of India Siddhartha Pati1,2*, Salwa Shahimi1,3, Hisham Atan Edinur4*, Bryan Raveen Nelson1,2*, Diptikanta Acharya5 and Bisnu Prasad Dash6 1 Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, University Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia, 2 Research Division, Association for Biodiversity Conservation and Research (ABC), Balasore, India, 3 School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia, 4 Forensic Science Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia, 5 Department of Biotechnology, GIET University, Gunupur, India, 6 Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, India Understanding local community attitudes toward wildlife and their environment is critical Edited by: Siu Gin Cheung, for making sensitive conservation planning and management decisions particularly for City University of Hong Kong, conservation-neglected species like Tachypleus gigas. A questionnaire-based interview Hong Kong was carried out on 388 local households from 12 different villages in Balasore, Reviewed by: Odisha, between September 2018 and February 2019, which uses a theoretical Brett W. Molony, Oceans and Atmosphere (CSIRO), mapping on attitudes toward horseshoe crabs. We found that 53% of interviewees Australia accepted the presence of horseshoe crabs in their area, 27% have oppressive Menghong Hu, Shanghai Ocean University, China attitudes, and the remaining 20% were having mixed feelings. Most respondents (>60%) *Correspondence: considered horseshoe crabs to bring tangible benefits such as esthetic, monetary, Bryan Raveen Nelson and cultural significance.
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