Understanding Recreational Boater Attitudes to Zoning in a Proposed Marine Protected Area

Gray, Darcy L.; Canessa, Rosaline; Rollins, Rick; Dearden, Philip; Keller, Christina

doi:10.1080/08920753.2010.523413

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“…When it came to difficulties on the enforcement and penalties/fines the majority agreed, 66% and 94% respectively, indicating that operators understand the need to comply with regulations. These results are consistent with those produced in similar studies (Gray et al, 2010;Hamilton, 2012;Martin et al, 2016). The majority (over 70%) agreed or somewhat agreed with all the statements related to their attitudes towards the PPMR (Figure 6).…”

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Moving towards a sustainable cetacean-based tourism industry – A case study from Mozambique

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“…Similar results have been presented by a study on the diving industry of PPMR (Lucrezi et al, 2017), as well as studies on operators and stakeholders perceptions and attitudes towards MPAs (Gray et al, 2010;Hamilton, 2012;Martin et al, 2016).…”

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“…Considering these results in beluga response to vessels, and numerous observations of belugas approaching vessels to interact by Malcolm and Penner (2011), distancebased restrictions for whale-watching management in the Churchill estuary may not be the most appropriate management approach. Instead, we suggest that zones with different levels of protection be defined during the establishment of a National Marine Conservation Area (Villa et al, 2002;Ashe et al, 2010;Gray et al, 2010;Manitoba western Hudson Bay ad hoc beluga habitat sustainability plan committee, 2016; Giakoumi et al, 2018;Meńard et al, 2022). These zones would limit vessel traffic (number or time present) in areas of critical beluga habitat.…”

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Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) response to personal watercraft and motorized whale watching vessels in the Churchill River estuary

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As interest in tourism and conservation grows worldwide, whale-watching has become a popular means of educating the public about wildlife conservation. The short-term impact of ecotourism industries on observed species has been widely studied with findings that indicate responses are most often behavior alterations or avoidance. Close vessel interactions with beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) are a major draw for whale-watching ecotourism in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. As the Churchill River estuary and surrounding waters are assessed for a Marine Protected Area, information on the response of belugas to vessels are needed to inform management. To assess this, an oblique time-lapse camera system with a 5-minute photo interval was set up overlooking a section of the Churchill River estuary that is shared by belugas and tourist vessels. Measurements calculated from photos were used to compare the distance between belugas and kayaks, paddleboards, motorboats, and Zodiac whale-watching vessels. These distances were compared to an expected distribution generated from locations of belugas in photos without the presence of vessels. We found evidence that belugas are attracted to kayaks, avoid paddleboards, and are neutral regarding motorboats and Zodiacs. This is the first study to quantify the behavioral response of cetaceans to tourist vessels using a camera system and a distance-based analysis. Results could inform the development of a site-specific management system that accounts for beluga-vessel relationships.

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“…In the Gulf Region of the United Arab Emirates, artisanal or industrial fishers have for decades been catching sharks for some part of their income, which was leveraged by Jabado et al (2015) through LEK surveys to establish baseline information on the abundance and sizes of sharks. Similar to other long-term users of marine areas (Suman et al, 1999;Gray et al, 2010;Nayak, 2017), participating fishers felt that their knowledge was not sufficiently consulted during management planning, which in turn affected their ability to access fish (sharks and otherwise).…”

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Introducing Relational Values as a Tool for Shark Conservation, Science, and Management

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Relational values (RV) are values that arise from a relationship with nature, encompassing a sense of place, feelings of well-being (mental and physical health), and cultural, community, or personal identities. With sharks, such values are formed by diverse groups that interact with these animals and their ecosystems, either physically or virtually, whether a scientist, student, fisher, or media-viewer. Further, these user groups may overlap or come into conflict over management plans, media portrayals of sharks, and their conservation status. Although scientists have not explicitly aimed to assess RV through sharks, qualitative studies of shark fishers, tourism operators, tourists, and the public, as well as historical and archeological accounts, can be interpreted through an analytical lens to reveal values which can also be defined as relational. To this end, this review considers studies capturing RV alongside those of economic value (increasingly, the value of a shark is appraised by their financial value in shark tourism) and the social and cultural roles of sharks. Based on these studies and the broader RV literature, we then outline a workflow for how RV can be leveraged in scientific inquiry, equitable resource management, and education. We conclude that via collaborative assessments of RV, with implicit inclusion of multiple values of sharks and by acknowledging their importance to all parties involved in user conflicts, the RV framework can lead to a constructive dialog on polarizing conservation and management issues. By illuminating shared values, and/or revealing dichotomies of values ascribed toward certain areas or objects, this framework can provide inroads to mediation, seeking to conserve or even restore relationships with nature, and their derived values as much as is possible. This approach can yield unexpected knowledge, solutions, and compromises in an increasingly complex conservation landscape.

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Understanding Recreational Boater Attitudes to Zoning in a Proposed Marine Protected Area

Cited by 17 publications

References 43 publications

Moving towards a sustainable cetacean-based tourism industry – A case study from Mozambique

Moving towards a sustainable cetacean-based tourism industry – A case study from Mozambique

Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) response to personal watercraft and motorized whale watching vessels in the Churchill River estuary

Introducing Relational Values as a Tool for Shark Conservation, Science, and Management

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