Socio-economic aspects of the tiger shark diving industry within the Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area, South Africa

作者: M L Dicken , S G Hosking

DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2009.31.2.10.882

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摘要: Understanding socio-economic aspects of the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier diving industry, including information on participant expectations, experiences and expenditure, is necessary for effective management Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area east coast South Africa. Between January December 2007, a total 2 133 dives was conducted by 1 065 divers (95% CI = 946-1 198). Data were collected means administration semi-structured survey questionnaire to 197 (18.6%) dive participants. Respondents indicated that direct value region R12 405 274 R10 777 324-14 228 541). A 000 Monte Carlo simulations used estimate confidence intervals. On ranking from one (poor) five (excellent), average response overall quality standard operator 4.6 4.7 respectively. The majority (98.0%) observed shark, at an four per di...

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