Marine Protected Areas, Multiple-Agency Management, and Monumental Surprise in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Table 4

Barriers to multiple-agency management: interviewee responses by conceptual category (e)–(h). Numbers in parentheses indicate number of responses from a total pool of 23 respondents.

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(E) Primary barriers to the multiple-agency management of the monument

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 (1) Institutional culture and management styles (19)

 (2) Interpersonal relations (14)

 (3) Jurisdictional issues and legal authority (10)

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(F) Inter-agency conflicts

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 (1) Legal and jurisdictional issues (13)

 (2) Funding and resources/interpersonal relationships (6/6)

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(G) Primary source or root cause of conflict

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 (1) Jurisdictional issues and legal mandates (12)

 (2) Different agency cultures and approaches (11)

 (3) Interpersonal relationships (9)

 (4) Monument process and design (8)

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(H) Institutional cultures and interagency relationships

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 (1) Approach to management (6)

 (2) Disparities in funding and resources/Jurisdictional issues and mandates (2/2)

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