Fishing as therapy: Impacts on job satisfaction and implications for fishery management

- SE Puerto Rican and NE Region US fishermen's job satisfaction and well-being is compared.
- Data from Point Judith, RI 1977 is used for time comparison in US.
- Overall job satisfaction levels were high among both Puerto Rico and US fishermen.
- Puerto Rico and Point Judith 1977 presented the highest levels of job satisfaction.
- Changes in fishery management negatively affects job satisfaction among US fishermen.