How shark conservation in the Maldives affects demand for dive tourism
| Autor: | Khadeeja Ali, Johanna S. Zimmerhackel, Marit E. Kragt, Abbie A. Rogers, Mark G. Meekan, David J. Pannell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Natural resource economics Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Economic return Transportation Travel cost Development 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Illegal fishing Economic benefits Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management 0502 economics and business Business Enforcement Welfare 050212 sport leisure & tourism Tourism media_common |
| Zdroj: | Tourism Management. 69:263-271 |
| ISSN: | 0261-5177 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tourman.2018.06.009 |
| Popis: | Shark-diving tourism provides important economic benefits to the Maldives. We examine the link between shark conservation actions and economic returns from diving tourism. A combined travel cost and contingent behaviour approach is used to estimate the dive trip demand under different management scenarios. Our results show that increasing shark populations could increase dive-trip demand by 15%, raising dive tourists’ welfare by US$58 million annually. This could result in annual economic benefits for the dive-tourism industry of >US$6 million. Conversely, in scenarios where shark populations decline, where dive tourists observe illegal fishing, or if dive operators lack engagement in shark conservation, dive trip demand could decrease by up to 56%. This decline causes economic losses of more than US$24 million annually to the dive tourism industry. These results highlight the dependence of the shark-diving industry on the creation and enforcement of appropriate management regimes for shark conservation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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