Challenges and conservation potential of shark-diving tourism in the Macaronesian archipelagos

Gonzáles-Mantilla, Pedro G.; Gallagher, Austin J.; León, Carmelo J.; Vianna, Gabriel M. S.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104632

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“…In the case of scuba dive tourism (snorkel and scuba diving businesses, diving schools, as well as diving charter businesses), activities have been studied around the world mainly at local or national scales [5][6][7] and for speci c activities prominent specialties such as shark diving [8][9][10] . For example, in Palau, shark diving generates US$18 million per year (~ 8% of the country's GDP) 11 , in the Maldives annual total direct business revenue from divers is estimated at around US$43 million 12 and Mexican diving generates revenues up to US$725 million annually 5 .…”

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Global economic impact of scuba dive tourism

Schuhbauer

Favoretto

Wang

et al. 2023

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Ecotourism presents an opportunity to provide equitable benefits to local communities; serve as a platform for environmental education; and can be leveraged to support conservation initiatives, shifting away from traditional mass tourism and other forms of unsustainable marine use. Marine ecotourism sectors, such as scuba diving, whale and shark watching are increasingly important for local economies but their aggregate benefits are often overlooked in global ocean economy discussions. Here, we present a first estimation of the global economic value of scuba diving, including 11,500 identified scuba dive operators across the world. Based on an online operator survey, we estimate global annual revenue (direct diving expenditure in 2019) at between 0.9–3.2 billion USD per year, and the broader economic impact (direct and indirect expenditure) at between 8.5 and 20.4 billion USD per year. Marine tourism is one of the largest sectors in the ocean economy, and with 8.9–13.6 million marine diving tourists worldwide supporting up to 124,000 jobs, the scuba diving sector could be at the forefront of transformative change for local and global ocean equity and sustainability.

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Global economic impact of scuba dive tourism

Schuhbauer

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Wang

et al. 2023

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“…If protected and managed sustainably, it can generate the benefits of integrated sustainable tourism development throughout the region and provide sustainable prosperity. In previous studies, tourism was considered capable of being a solution that supports conservation [10][11][12][13], such as wildlife tourism [14,15]. Economically, global tourism has become a development tool [16] to reduce regional economic vulnerability [17,18].…”

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Collaborative Integrated Sustainable Tourism Management Model Using System Dynamics: A Case of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

Fatina,

Soesilo,

Tambunan

2023

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Tourism is one of a region’s most prominent development vehicles. However, quality tourism is only achieved when supported by multi-sectors. This study aims to create a model of sustainable tourism management using a system dynamics approach. The model is based on the tourism development case in Labuan Bajo, a newly growing destination in Indonesia and a UNESCO Komodo biosphere reserve area. The research results in a model of sustainable tourism relevant to similar destinations with characteristics of high biodiversity but vulnerable to social inequality. This research finds it is critical to balance tourism growth and impact through the environment, economy, and social aspects and how destination management shall ensure multi-sector participation to create a conducive tourism ecosystem in the long run.

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