Behavioural analysis of manta ray tourists in Eastern Indonesia

Hani, Maulita Sari; Jompa, Jamaluddin; Nessa, M. Natsir; White, Alan T.

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/253/1/012041

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“…The annual report confirmed there were more than 50% of the annual tourists who joined manta ray tours. Previous studies from Hani et al [33,34] also confirmed the number of manta ray tourists in Raja Ampat and Nusa Penida show more than 50%.…”

Section: Raja Ampatmentioning

confidence: 66%

Manta Ray Tourism

Hani¹

2021

Tourism

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Manta rays are flagship species for marine conservation because of a number of threats including anthropogenic, overfishing, plastics (microplastics), over tourism, commercial trade (gills for medicine), and chaotic shipping lines where they often injured or killed. Because of these reasons, manta ray face risk of extinction and listed on the Red List of IUCN. A number of studies present the value of this fish estimated millions of dollars per year from tourism which show much greater valuable alive than dead. Responsible manta ray tourism encourages stakeholders to protect the species by generating incentives from tourism while develop conservations initiatives to protect the species. Desk study on current literatures were reviewed to identify the role of stakeholders in supporting the sustainable management of manta ray tourism. This chapter explored the operations of manta ray tourism in Indonesia as the study areas. In summary, to reach the positive contributions from manta ray tourism, there is an important role of co-management between stakeholders to ensure the sustainable operations and conservation of the ecology, economy, and socio-culture.

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Section: Raja Ampatmentioning

confidence: 66%

Manta Ray Tourism

Hani¹

2021

Tourism

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Strategic approaches in manta ray tourism management

Hani

Jompa

Nessa

2021

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Manta ray tourism has both positive and negative impacts. Therefore, this type of tourism should be managed appropriately, especially in protected areas. There are a number of protected areas in Indonesia which have become popular as manta ray tourism destinations. These tourism destinations are visited by thousands of tourists every year. Excessive tourist numbers with uncontrolled behaviour can potentially impact the species. This study was conducted to examine effective management strategies to mitigate overtourism in manta ray tourism at three sites: Komodo, Nusa Penida, and Raja Ampat. The target respondents included 73 relevant stakeholders. This descriptive research conducted during 2017-2018 involved the collection of quantitative information and utilised questionnaires. The results identified seven existing approaches to effective management of manta ray tourism in order to mitigate overtourism in the study areas. Key recommendations to improve mitigation are highlighted.

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Behavioural analysis of manta ray tourists in Eastern Indonesia

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