Funding conservation through use and potentials for price discrimination among scuba divers at Sipadan, Malaysia

Emang, Diana; Lundhede, Thomas Hedemark; Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.033

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“…In the USA (Sharp et al, 2011), Scotland (Bremner and Park, 2007), and Spain (García-Llorente et al, 2011), individuals who are environmentally engaged, aware of the impact of invasive species and/or familiar users of terrestrial parks strongly support management actions against invasive species. In general, WTP and DCE studies focused on marine tourism indicate divers and snorkelers value healthy ecosystem attributes highly (Rudd and Tupper, 2002;Uyarra et al, 2005;Dinsdale and Fenton, 2006;Shideler and Pierce, 2016), and readily support the implementation of conservation management initiatives and management fees (Depondt and Green, 2006;Casey et al, 2010;Emang et al, 2016). Our results show that this attitude also prevails in relation to marine invasive species, at least among some marine tourists.…”

Section: The Potential For Reef Tourists To Fund Lionfish Managementsupporting

confidence: 62%

“…Environmental valuation methods have been used to assess the esthetic value of coral reefs and the socioeconomic impact of stressors on these systems (White et al, 2000;Brander et al, 2007;Rodrigues et al, 2015). Calculating tourist willingness-to-pay (WTP) for conservation management interventions on reefs is a common technique with which tourists are directly asked how much they would be willing to pay for a good (e.g., seeing a sea turtle on a dive; Depondt and Green, 2006;Casey et al, 2010;Emang et al, 2016). Common environmental valuation methods used to estimate tourist WTP include contingent valuation and Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE), which have been used to assess the economic value to marine tourists of certain coral reef attributes (Schuhmann et al, 2013;Gill et al, 2015;Shideler and Pierce, 2016).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Heterogeneous Attitudes of Tourists toward Lionfish in the Mexican Caribbean: Implications for Invasive Species Management

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Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) are invasive predators established throughout the Wider Caribbean. They have already caused significant ecological impacts and have the potential to affect local economies that depend on coral reefs. Snorkeling and scuba diving are important activities that rely on esthetically pleasant reefs. We asked whether lionfish-invaded reefs have lower esthetic value and whether fees to help control the invasion might be acceptable to recreational divers and snorkelers in the Mexican Caribbean. To do so, we conducted a choice experiment in which tourists were asked to indicate their preferences for coral reef images with varying attributes that can be affected by lionfish. We specified a priori two classes of respondents, i.e., snorkelers and divers, but two latent classes of recreational divers (casual vs. committed) emerged on the basis of their preferences. Tourist age, commitment to snorkeling/diving, and lionfish awareness explained class membership. Casual divers and snorkelers preferred reefs with lionfish and accepted their impacts on the reefs. In contrast, committed divers disliked lionfish and associated impacts, and would elect to dive elsewhere if such impacts were high. Casual divers and snorkelers preferred options with low lionfish control fees, while committed divers were willing to pay high fees. Our results indicate potential economic impacts of the lionfish invasion in regions that depend on reef-related tourism, and that lionfish control fees might be acceptable to some but not all recreational users. However, because all tourists favored to a greater extent reef features that can be affected detrimentally by lionfish than they favored lionfish themselves, we predict that managing the lionfish invasion should be beneficial to the local reef tourism industry.

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Section: The Potential For Reef Tourists To Fund Lionfish Managementsupporting

confidence: 62%

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Heterogeneous Attitudes of Tourists toward Lionfish in the Mexican Caribbean: Implications for Invasive Species Management

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“…Strategies to increase revenue and better manage scuba diving destinations and preserve and enhance biodiversity are increasingly needed. Studies, such as those by Schuhmann et al (2013Schuhmann et al ( , 2019, Emang et al (2016), Trujillo et al (2016, have investigated the factors that drive the willingness to finance conservation projects.…”

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“…Additionally, greater WTP is observed among those who believe that MPAs are important for marine conservation. Several studies emphasise that the implementation of a user fee system not only enhance effective marine conservation and sustainable funding for MPAs (Schuhmann et al, 2013(Schuhmann et al, , 2019Emang et al, 2016;Trujillo et al, 2016) but also provide economic benefits for the local community.…”

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Scuba diving tourism and the challenge of sustainability: evidence from an explorative study in North African-Mediterranean countries

Cavallini

Marzo

Scaccia

et al. 2023

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PurposeScuba diving tourism is reputed to be a potential low-impact recreational activity that allow environmental conservation and socioeconomic benefits for local communities. Few studies have addressed the issue of sustainability of scuba diving tourism through the simultaneously investigation on the economic and socio-cultural aspects and its implications for tourism development. This study aims to examine the scuba diving tourism in three under-explored North African tourism destinations with high ecotourist potential. The authors present an exploratory picture of scuba diving tourist demand, divers' preferences, motivations for recreational diving experiences and their propensity towards conservation.Design/methodology/approachThe authors developed a case study research strategy collecting profile data on 123 divers. Furthermore, regression analysis was performed to investigate the divers' preferences, motivations and propensity towards conservation.FindingsThe divers' limited number, the presence of mainly local seasonal tourists and a moderate propensity towards conservation influence the potential of the diving tourism segment to generate significant socioeconomic benefits for local sustainable development in these destinations. However, establishing a marine protected area (MPA) could foster the development of a long-term strategy for scuba diving tourism, improve conservation awareness and increase divers' satisfaction.Practical implicationsDiverse profiles, preferences and motivations can provide tools to sustainably manage and preserve coastal and marine biodiversity, while also maximising the quality of the recreational experience. One of the most effective site-based strategies to orient the diving sector towards sustainability involves the design and strengthening of MPAs.Originality/valueThe research provides an original contribution to the debate on sustainable tourism strategies by demonstrating how the study of economic and socio-cultural aspects of scuba diving could provide guidelines to orient the tourism development of marine and coastal areas towards the principles of sustainability (also through the establishment of MPAs). The findings present an overview of the sustainability of the scuba diving tourism segment by investigating the preferences, motivations and inclination towards conservation among tourists for whom the diving experience is not a core holiday activity.

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“…Sipadan previously had a larger number of buildings and other infrastructure to service the scuba diving and tourism industries; however, many buildings were demolished following its gazettal as a Marine Park in 2004. Sipadan and its unique terrestrial and marine biodiversity are currently managed by Sabah Parks [42].…”

Section: Sipadan Islandmentioning

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Assessing Reef-Island Shoreline Change Using UAV-Derived Orthomosaics and Digital Surface Models

Lowe

Adnan

Hamylton

et al. 2019

Drones

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This study presents an analysis of shoreline change on reef islands using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-derived orthomosaics and digital surface models (DSMs) collected on Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, and Sasahura Ite Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. The high resolution of UAV-derived orthomosaics enabled changes in the position of the base of beach to be detected with confidence. The accuracy of the UAV-derived DSMs was assessed against equivalent topographic profiles via root-mean-square error, and found to be <0.21 m in all but one case; this demonstrates the potential for using UAV-derived DSMs to interpret three-dimensional island beach morphology and detect patterns of geomorphic change. The correlation between planimetric and volumetric change along selected beach transects was also investigated and found to be variable, indicating that a multifaceted approach including both planimetric (two-dimensional) and volumetric (three-dimensional) metrics is of value when analysing reef-island change. However, interpretations of UAV-derived data must carefully consider errors associated with global positioning system (GPS) positioning, the distribution of ground control points, the chosen UAV flight parameters, and the data processing methodology. Further application of this technology has the potential to expand our understanding of reef-island morphodynamics and their vulnerability to sea-level rise and other stressors.

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Funding conservation through use and potentials for price discrimination among scuba divers at Sipadan, Malaysia

Cited by 16 publications

References 41 publications

Heterogeneous Attitudes of Tourists toward Lionfish in the Mexican Caribbean: Implications for Invasive Species Management

Heterogeneous Attitudes of Tourists toward Lionfish in the Mexican Caribbean: Implications for Invasive Species Management

Scuba diving tourism and the challenge of sustainability: evidence from an explorative study in North African-Mediterranean countries

Assessing Reef-Island Shoreline Change Using UAV-Derived Orthomosaics and Digital Surface Models

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