Tourist Traps: Assessing the Role of Tourism in Sustaining Life Below Water

Abstract

Marine protected area (MPA)Area of the ocean, sea, and overlying water protected by law to conserve and manage a variety of ecologically significant features, ecosystems, and vulnerable species. TourismA person travelling for leisure outside of their usual environment for than a 24-h period. Ecotourism Low impact travel to areas of nature often to learn and study the environment while, simultaneously, promoting conservation and the well-being of local communities.