Global economic value of shark ecotourism: implications for conservation
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Ecotourism represents a highly popularised activity which has exhibited global growth in recent years. In the present paper, we examine the distribution, frequency, and economic value of shark-based ecotourism operations worldwide. A total of 376 shark ecotour operations across 83 locations and 8 geographic regions were identified. Here we describe the global and regional scope of the industry;...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oryx
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0030-6053,1365-3008
DOI: 10.1017/s0030605312001718