Journal article
White sharks in Western Australia: threat or opportunity?
Journal of Ecotourism, Vol.13(2-3), pp.159-169
2014
Abstract
This paper explores the Western Australian Government's decision to disallow white shark tourism operations within the State. This policy was made during a time of an unprecedented number of shark bite fatalities in the region. We argue that the Government's verdict was reactive due to this abnormality and did not take a balanced and considered approach. White sharks are an important key stone species with a high conservation value, but a particularly negative popular image. Therefore, we contend that dismissing the prospect of tourism also dismissed the prospect of creating a more realistic representation of the species. In addition, economic benefits to a regional area and research opportunities on the species were also lost.
Details
- Title
- White sharks in Western Australia: threat or opportunity?
- Authors/Creators
- J. Catlin (Author/Creator)M. Hughes (Author/Creator)T. Jones (Author/Creator)R. Jones (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Ecotourism, Vol.13(2-3), pp.159-169
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis.
- Identifiers
- 991005544140407891
- Copyright
- © 2015 Taylor & Francis
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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