Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management

by J. Higham; M. Luck

• ISBN13: 9781845933456
• ISBN10: 1845933451
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Summary

Marine environments have long been places of exploration, subsistence, transport and trade, but it is only recently that marine tourism has extended beyond coastal resorts and beaches. Demand for marine wildlife experiences has grown considerably in recent decades but a corresponding increase in the conservation of these environments as well as adequate legislative and management responses aimed at sustainability has not yet followed. This book demonstrates that through scientific approaches to understanding and managing tourist interactions with marine wildlife, sustainable marine tourism can be achieved. Drawing from disciplines such as marine and conservation biology and behavioural ecology, the effects of human disturbance on marine wildlife as well as management approaches to moderate these impacts are explored. Social science perspectives are also used to understand consumer demand and the ethical and legislative problems that this demand creates. This comprehensive volume provides valuable insights for both researchers and practitioners in marine conservation and tourism.

Author Biography

James Higham holds the position of Professor at the Department of Tourism (University of Otago, New Zealand). His research interests focus on tourism and environmental change. His research has examined tourist interactions with wildlife in an attempt to situate tourism impacts within the wider field of wildlife dynamics, and understand effective approaches to managing tourist engagements with wildlife populations based on an understanding of spatial ecology. He is the editor of Critical Issues in Ecotourism: Understanding a complex tourism phenomenon (Elsevier; Oxford, 2007) and Marine wildlife and tourism management: Insights from the natural and social sciences (CABI: Oxon, 2008). He serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Journal of Ecotourism (both Channel View), Tourism in Marine Environments (Cognizant Corp) and Journal of Sport and Tourism (Francis and Taylor).
Michael Luck is Associate Professor and Head of Department (Tourism & Events) in the School of Hospitality & Tourism at the Auckland University of Technology. His research interests are in the areas of marine tourism, ecotourism, wildlife tourism, interpretation and education, the impacts of tourism, gay tourism, and aviation. Michael has extensive industry experience, working with travel agencies, a large package tour operator, as tour guide and for a campervan rental company. His is the founding editor of Tourism in Marine Environments, and associate editor of the Journal of Ecotourism. He has published in academic journals, and recently edited and co-edited The Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (CABI), Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management: Insights from the natural and social sciences (CABI) and Nautical Tourism: Concepts and Issues (Cognizant).

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xvii
List of Figures	p. xix
List of Boxes	p. xxiii
List of Appendices	p. xxv
Acknowledgements	p. xxvii
Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management: In Search of Scientific Approaches to Sustainability	p. 1
Demand for Marine Wildlife Tourism
Marine Wildlife Tours: Benefits for Participants	p. 19
Shark! A New Frontier in Tourist Demand for Marine Wildlife	p. 49
Tourist Interactions with Sharks	p. 66
Human-Polar Bear Interactions in Churchill, Manitoba: The Socio-ecological Perspective	p. 91
Specialization of Whale Watchers in British Columbia Waters	p. 109
Captive Marine Wildlife: Benefits and Costs of Aquaria and Marine Parks	p. 130
The Impacts of Tourist Interactions with Marine Wildlife
The Economic Impacts of Marine Wildlife Tourism	p. 145
Effects of Human Disturbance on Penguins: The Need for Site- and Species-specific Visitor Management Guidelines	p. 163
Impacts of Tourism on Pinnipeds and Implications for Tourism Management	p. 182
Understanding the Impacts of Noise on Marine Mammals	p. 206
Shooting Fish in a Barrel: Tourists as Easy Targets	p. 219
The Legislative and Ethical Contexts
Marine Wildlife Tourism Management: Mandates and Protected Area Challenges	p. 233
Marine Wildlife Tourism and Ethics	p. 257
Protecting the Ocean by Regulating Whale Watching: The Sound of One Hand Clapping	p. 272
Wildlife and Tourism in Antarctica: A Unique Resource and Regime for Management	p. 294
Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management
Managing the Whale- and Dolphin-watching Industry: Time for a Paradigm Shift	p. 319
Managing Marine Wildlife Experiences: The Role of Visitor Interpretation Programmes	p. 334
Marine Wildlife Viewing: Insights into the Significance of the Viewing Platform	p. 347
New Frontiers in Marine Wildlife Tourism: An International Overview of Polar Bear Tourism Management Strategies	p. 361
Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management: Scientific Approaches to Sustainable Management	p. 380
Index	p. 389
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