Visitors’ willingness to pay marine conservation fees in Barbados

Incorporating Integrative Perspectives into Impact Reduction Management in a Reef Recreation Area

“…Source: E sri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, E arthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community In recent decades, hot topics related to impact reduction management for reef ecosystems have included tourist control and carrying capacity in reef recreational areas [37,38], snorkeling area control and management programs [11,39,40], marine police institutions and surveillance capacity [41][42][43][44], mitigating damaging behaviors of divers and snorkelers [11,12,45], environmental education and environmental briefings [8,46,47], and marine conservation trust funds with marginal willingness to pay (MWTP) for sustainable tourism in MPAs [3,20,29]. There is minimal work aimed at establishing a framework that includes integrated attributes related to impact reduction programs in the field of reef recreational areas, especially focusing on the divers and snorkelers.…”

“…Financial support in the form of a marine conservation trust fund is a tool that can be used to further the goals of sustainable marine tourism, protect ecosystem services, and provide for human well-being [3,29]. Effective reef management can be costly, especially when it comes to the operations and enforcement sectors [20].…”

“…Economic value can increase when reef conservation goals are met via suitable management programs [22]. In developing countries, financially feasible tools should be utilized to promote sustainability of marine development and the protection of the coastal and marine resources [3,29]. It has been found that the amount of reef coverage can be increased by a reef management strategy supported by a trust fund from divers' fees [22].…”

“…It has been found that the amount of reef coverage can be increased by a reef management strategy supported by a trust fund from divers' fees [22]. Moreover, in investigating marine environment management and maintenance, Schuhmann et al [29] indicated that establishing a sustainable financial framework that enhances the capacity for the economic viability of related experiential-based products can serve to advance the long-term goals of marine resource conservation. Thus, itis interesting to understand the different preferences and values of stakeholders, in terms of how they evaluate potential improvement conditions associated with management and conservation goals in the context of reef conservation fund [3].…”

“…EBM typically involves the sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity based on the foundational principle of maintaining the processes of ecosystem functions, services [27], and the concurrent management of both social and ecological systems [28]. Implementing the conceptual framework of EBM requires a sound understanding of how and why various stakeholders may evaluate specific impact conditions regarding the coral reef differently, as well as how these disturbances are connected to the management and conservation goals [3,29].…”