DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.004
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84922218108
论文题名: Sharks and people: Insight into the global practices of tourism operators and their attitudes to Shark behaviour
作者: Richards K. ; O'Leary B.C. ; Roberts C.M. ; Ormond R. ; Gore M. ; Hawkins J.P.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2015
卷: 91, 期: 1 起始页码: 200
结束页码: 210
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Attack
; Provisioning
; Questionnaire survey
; SCUBA diving
Scopus关键词: Contamination
; Marine pollution
; Attack
; Code of conduct
; Moral responsibility
; Precautionary approach
; Provisioning
; Questionnaire surveys
; Scuba diving
; Shark conservations
; Surveys
; conservation management
; ecotourism
; questionnaire survey
; scuba diving
; shark
; animal behavior
; Article
; attitude
; controlled study
; diving
; education
; environmental exploitation
; government regulation
; habituation
; human
; nonhuman
; questionnaire
; risk
; shark
; social behavior
; social control
; tourism
; wildlife conservation
; animal
; animal behavior
; animal welfare
; diving
; environmental protection
; ethics
; physiology
; procedures
; shark
; statistics and numerical data
; travel
; Chondrichthyes
; Animal Welfare
; Animals
; Attitude
; Behavior, Animal
; Conservation of Natural Resources
; Diving
; Humans
; Questionnaires
; Sharks
; Travel
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: 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 advertised shark experiences (shark operators) and 49 who did not (non-shark operators). 42% of shark operators used an attractant to lure sharks and 93% stated they had a formal code of conduct which 86% enforced "very strictly". While sharks were reported to normally ignore people, 9 operators had experienced troublesome behaviour from them. Whilst our research corroborates previous studies indicating minimal risk to humans from most shark encounters, a precautionary approach to provisioning is required to avoid potential ecological and societal effects of shark tourism. Codes of conduct should always stipulate acceptable diver behaviour and appropriate diver numbers and shark operators should have a moral responsibility to educate their customers about the need for shark conservation. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/86444
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作者单位: Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom; Marine Conservation International, 5 Lang Rigg Apt. 6, South Queensferry, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Richards K.,O'Leary B.C.,Roberts C.M.,et al. Sharks and people: Insight into the global practices of tourism operators and their attitudes to Shark behaviour[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2015-01-01,91(1)