Shark diving tourism experiences: Perspectives from professionals and tourists to improve management

S Lucrezi, O Wilson, M Kruger - Tourism in Marine …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Shark diving tourism is an industry potentially contributing to shark conservation while
supporting economies worldwide. Managing experiences in shark diving tourism is essential …

[PDF][PDF] The phenomenology of shark diving tourism experiences.

NT Bijnsdorp - Case: Sint Maarten, West Indies, 2017 - cek.ef.uni-lj.si
Tourism is continuously changing and growing on a larger scale, creating the need for
different and unique types of tourism products. Wildlife Ecotourism, such as shark diving, is …

How deep is your love for sharks? Attitudes and behaviour towards shark conservation and participatory research in a group of ocean users (scuba divers)

F Bargnesi, C Cerrano, S Lucrezi - Advancing public and industry …, 2022 - books.google.com
Sharks are among the favourite marine wildlife species that scuba divers want to see
underwater (Topelko and Dearden 2005). Scuba divers' attraction for shark diving is related …

Is there a place for education and interpretation in shark-based tourism?

K Apps, K Dimmock, DJ Lloyd… - Tourism Recreation …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Interpretive encounters are a major component of many wildlife tourism experiences and
can make significant contributions to tourist satisfaction and pro-conservation attitudes. The …

Shark diving in the Azores: Challenge and opportunity

J Bentz, P Dearden, E Ritter… - Tourism in Marine …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Many shark species are highly endangered. The main cause of mortality is fishing. Shark
tourism is growing worldwide and has the potential to provide incentive-based conservation …

" I Would Die to See One": A Study to Evaluate Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Among Shark Scuba Divers

S Lucrezi, F Bargnesi, F Burman - Tourism in Marine …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Shark diving tourism is an activity that can contribute significantly to coastal economies,
while also offering tremendous help to shark conservation efforts. Nevertheless, like any …

Sharks, tourism and conservation: a test of causative and mediating effects on scuba divers' attitude

S Lucrezi, T Matiza - Marine Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Sharks play an important ecological role and support economies worldwide but are globally
threatened by a series of impacts. Shark-based tourism is a potential tool to conserve sharks …

Diving Beneath the Surface: A Phenomenological Exploration of Shark Ecotourism and Environmental Interpretation from the Perspective of Tourists

J Colangelo - 2015 - ruor.uottawa.ca
Wildlife ecotourism is becoming a well-established industry due to its ability to contribute to
local economies and the growing tourist demand for opportunities to observe endangered or …

Scuba diving tourism with critically endangered grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus) off eastern Australia: Tourist demographics, shark behaviour and diver …

KR Smith, C Scarpaci, MJ Scarr, NM Otway - Tourism Management, 2014 - Elsevier
Guidelines and a national code of conduct were implemented to manage scuba diving
tourism with the critically endangered grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) along the …

[PDF][PDF] More than an adrenaline rush: a study of white shark cage-dive participants in Australia and the potential to encourage a conservation ethic

KT Apps - 2018 - researchportal.scu.edu.au
Wildlife tourism is often promoted by government and industry as an activity which supports
conservation by enhancing participant environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviour …