This study explored the ethics of provisioning wildlife to enhance tourist interactions at a
whale shark tourism site in Oslob, Philippines. TripAdvisor comments (n= 947) and tourist …

10.2. 2 Provisioned Sites 10.2. 3 Seapen Tourism 10.2. 4 Aquarium Tourism 10.3 Economic
Valuation of Whale Shark Tourism 10.4 Whale Sharks and Ecotourism 10.4. 1 Impacts of …

The Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation has statutory
responsibility for conservation, and commercial and recreational aspects of the Ningaloo …

This chapter explores the biophysical and socio-economic contexts of shark-based tourism,
focusing on whale shark watching. It examines the historical evolution of attitudes towards …

Shark tourism is a popular but controversial activity. We obtained insights into this industry
via a global e-mailed questionnaire completed by 45 diving/snorkelling operators who …

Shark-diving tourism has become a global phenomenon and is widely promoted to
contribute to pro-conservation attitudes by dispelling myths and exposing tourists to sharks …

Over 100 million sharks are killed annually, putting enormous pressure on shark populations
worldwide. Sharks have traditionally been considered a detriment to coastal tourism, but …

Swimming with whale sharks has become popular in the waters of Ningaloo Marine Park,
Western Australia, since 1993. The Park is one of very few known and accessible places in …

Research on the development of marine wildlife tourism has tended to focus on the growth
and economic importance of the whale-watching industry and its management via self …

Recent conservation efforts have advocated for SCUBA diving ecotourism as a
nonconsumptive alternative use of sharks. Although generally overlooked by conservation …