Introductory Questions for Focus Groups

Focus Group Introductory Questions

Tonight we have invited you here to talk about your recreational activities on the coral reefs of Puerto Rico and the attributes of the coral reefs that are important to you when doing your activities on the coral reefs.

We have a couple of questions we would like to ask you before we begin our discussion.

{hand out questions and give 10 minutes to complete}

1. What recreational activities do you do on Puerto Rico’s coral reefs?

(Please check all that apply)

__ snorkeling __ SCUBA Diving __ fishing _glass-bottom boat rides

__ Other (Specify) _______________________

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2. What attributes of coral reefs in Puerto Rico are important to you when doing your recreational activities? (For each attribute, please check each activity for which the attribute is important to you)

Snorkeling SCUBA Fishing Glass-bottom

Diving Boat Rides

____ ____ ____ ____ Coral cover – percent of sea floor covered

by coral

____ ____ ____ ___ Coral and fish diversity – number of

different kinds of coral and fish

____ ____ ____ ____ Fish abundance – amount of fish on the reefs

____ ____ ____ ____ Water clarity/visibility – the distance you

can see clearly

____ ____ ____ ____ Opportunity to view Major Predators/Large

Fauna (sharks, rays, sea turtles, manatees)

____ ____ ____ ____ Water Quality – pollutants in water that

might cause ear infections

Snorkeling SCUBA Fishing Glass-bottom

Diving Boat Rides

____ ____ ____ ____ Coast development – percentage of coastal

development on coastline near where coral

reefs are located

____ ____ ____ ___ Marine Protected Areas – where you can to

snorkeling, SCUBA diving and glass-bottom

boat rides, but cannot fish or take things

____ ____ ____ ____ Waters ports Zoning – exclusion of personal

watercraft (jet skis and wave runners) from

coral reef areas

____ ____ ____ ____ Number of other users on the coral reefs

____ ____ ____ ____ Opportunity to view Major Predators/Large

Fauna (sharks, rays, sea turtles, manatees)

____ ____ ____ ____ Water Quality – pollutants in water that

might cause ear infections