The Impact of Nautical Activities on the Environment—A Systematic Review of Research

Abstract

As nautical tourism and recreational activities involving boats have become highly popular, research interest on various effects of nautical tourism is also increasing. This paper aims to analyze the main scientific contributions in the field of nautical tourism and its impact on the environment. The focus of the analysis is on the methods used to estimate and model recreational boating activities. Since nautical tourism plays a crucial role in the context of the growth and development of the economy, it is necessary to consider the environmental component of its development. The background objective of the paper is to provide a representation of environmental descriptors, i.e., to highlight in particular the environmental impact of nautical tourism. A search on the Web of Science Core Collection, touching on this topic, is composed of scientific papers published in the period 2010–2021. The papers examined are divided into five categories according to the impact of nautical tourism they study: Environmental, Economic, Social, Technical or Other. The results show that most papers were published in the area of environmental impacts of nautical tourism, with most papers examining invasive species, antifouling and impacts on species. The analysis showed that the negative impacts were mainly studied individually. Based on the analysis and evaluation of the scientific publications, a basic recommendation is given for the construction of a model to estimate recreational boating activities and its impact on the environment.

Nautical Tourism in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): Evaluating an Impact of Copper Emission from Antifouling Coating

“…As a result, maritime transport in the Mediterranean is increasing in all sectors and geographical areas. The seasonality of tourism leads to a disproportionate spatial and temporal distribution of maritime traffic, with pressure often concentrated in the most attractive and vulnerable locations, threatening their ecological status [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

Management Framework for Sustainable Nautical Destination Development: The Case of Montenegro

“…The problem of tracking nautical tourists to identify the reasons for choosing specific navigation routes, together with transit and final destinations, is a challenge that most destination managers face. Data obtained using modern technologies, such as AIS (Automatic Identification System), can provide a better insight into the number and location of vessels at a destination, but cannot give any indication of the reasons for choosing it over others, which is crucial for modelling management and development decisions and plans [30]. More specifically, knowing the attitudes of nautical tourists is the basis for ensuring product differentiation, as a key element of long-term sustainability of nautical tourism companies and destinations [31].…”

Model Iskazivanja Prihoda Preko Varijabli Održivog Razvoja Na Primjeru Nautičkih Luka U Hrvatskoj

“…Izazovi održivog rasta i razvoja nautičkog sektora privlače posljednjih nekoliko desetljeća sve veću pozornost akademske zajednice i šire javnosti, o čemu svjedoči sve veći broj znanstvenih radova, strategija i politika, razvijenih menadžerskih praksi i standarda, kao i identificiranih indikatora održivosti (Bukša, Jugović, Schiozzi & Oblak, 2019;Biondi, 2014;ECORYS, 2013;ECSIP, 2015;ICF et al, 2016;EC, 2020;Hojnik et al, 2020;Ivanić et al, 2018;Jugović et al, 2011;Kovačić et al, 2016;Martínez Vázquez, Milán García, et al, 2021;MMPI & MT, 2008;MT, 2013;Ukić Boljat, H.;Grubišić & Slišković, 2021). Pojedini izvori (Jugović et al, 2011;E.…”

“…Sukladno s prethodno navedenim, nautičke luke smatraju se jednim od najvećih korisnika morskog i obalnog područja (Bukša et al, 2019). Dodatno, u literaturi ističe se važnost prostornih čimbenika u nautičkom turizmu, ali i činjenica o nedostatku znanstvenih istraživanja u tom području (Ukić Boljat, et al, 2021). Također, važnost ekološki usmjerenog upravljanja temeljna je odrednica održivog razvoja nautičkog turizma te glavnih strateških planova i politika u Hrvatskoj i EU vezanih za ovaj sektor (ECORYS, 2013;ECSIP, 2015;EC, 2020;EC, 2021a;ICF et al, 2016;MMPI, 2014;MMPI & MT, 2008;Trstenjak et al, 2020).…”

“…Za analizu ekonomske održivosti sektora važni su podaci vezani za dinamiku potražnje i nautičku infrastrukturu koja omogućuje pružanje osnovnih usluga u nautičkim lukama. Također, informacije o dinamici rekreacijske plovidbe temeljni su indikatori za upravljanje utjecajima na okoliš, sigurnost i društvo (Ukić Boljat, et al, 2021). Nadalje, relativno visoka kupovna moć nautičara potiče rast potražnje, što pozitivno utječe na rast sektora (Chen et al, 2016;Ivanić et al, 2018;Jugović et al, 2011;Martínez Vázquez, Milán García, et al, 2021;Z.…”