Global shark currency: the distribution, frequency, and economic value of shark ecotourism

By A. Gallagher, N. Hammerschlag. 2011

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks (2013, background): “These species are well-known and support large dive and ecotourism industries [36] hence there is also an economic incentive for their protection.”
Don't bite the hand that feeds: assessing ecological impacts of provisioning ecotourism on an apex marine predator (2012, background): “Because shark-based ecotourism generates significant economic and conservation benefits (Topelko & Dearden 2005; Gallagher & Hammerschlag 2011), and further because of the apparently unfounded concerns of negative resource impacts of dive ecotourism in the Bahamas on G. cuvier habitat use over the…”
Stable isotope analysis as a tool for elasmobranch conservation research: a primer for non-specialists (2012, background): “Other elasmobranchs are also intentionally fed by SCUBA operators to enhance the viewing experience for tourists (Gallagher and Hammerschlag 2011).”
Role of ecotourism in environmental conservation and socioeconomic development in Annapurna conservation area, Nepal (2015, background): “It provides economic benefits to tourism stakeholders and other people in the community (Gallagher & Hammerschlag 2011).”
Marine megafauna interactions with small-scale fisheries in the southwestern Indian Ocean: a review of status and challenges for research and management (2018, background): “…particularly marine-tourism activities, worth around $3.95billion, including recreational fishing, whale and dolphinwatching and dive tourism (Amir and Jiddawi 2001; Divetime 2016; Gallagher and Hammerschlag 2011; Obura 2017; O’Connor et al. 2009; O’Malley et al. 2013; Pérez-Jorge et al. 2016).”
Shark and ray provisioning: functional insights into behavioral, ecological and physiological responses across multiple scales (2015, background): “These activities generate large revenues for tourist operators and related businesses worldwide (Gallagher & Hammerschlag 2011, Cisneros-Montemayor et al. 2013) and promote the nonextractive value of elasmobranchs (Brunnschweiler 2010, Clua et al. 2011, Vianna et al. 2012).”
Socio-economic value and community benefits from shark-diving tourism in Palau: A sustainable use of reef shark populations (2012, unknown): “The presence of coral reefs and warm coastal waters that naturally attract divers means shark diving can form an important and valuable element of tourism in many developing countries throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific and Caribbean (Gallagher and Hammerschlag, 2011).”
Seasonal and life-stage variation in the reproductive ecology of a marine apex predator, the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier, at a protected female-dominated site (2016, background): “In the western central Atlantic, there is a shallow-water area on Little Bahama Bank nicknamed 'Tiger Beach' by dive tourism operators due to the high abundance of tiger sharks found there (Gallagher & Hammerschlag 2011).”
Global economic value of shark ecotourism: implications for conservation (2013, background): “Although this assumes constant expenditure per capita, real (inflation-adjusted) ticket prices at some sites have increased by 25% in the last decade, signalling increased demand from tourists (Gallagher & Hammerschlag, 2011).”
Biological effects, conservation potential, and research priorities of shark diving tourism. (2015, background): “That the whale shark dominates the literature is not surprising, as they are massive, slow-moving, and have had established tourism industries for decades in numerous locations worldwide (Gallagher and Hammerschlag, 2011, Table 1).”