{"title":"The Use of Scuba Diving Tourism for Marine Protected Area Management","authors":"L. Mota, O. Frausto","volume":94,"journal":"International Journal of Marine and Environmental Sciences","pagesStart":3366,"pagesEnd":3372,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/9999996","abstract":"
Marine Protected Areas can benefit from nature based
\r\ntourism, monitoring environmental impacts and also become target
\r\nfor human presence. From more than 3 million tourists visiting
\r\nCozumel Island every year, an average of 2,8 million arrive by cruise
\r\nship, and 41% are estimated to have motivation for water activities.
\r\nThe destination is relying so much on the tourism activity, that scuba
\r\ndiving and snorkeling in the National Park Reef of Cozumel sustain
\r\nthe major economic activity. In order to achieve the sustainable
\r\ndevelopment indicator designed for regional environmental
\r\ndevelopment, the PNAC offers a training course to tourism providers
\r\nto access the protected area. This way, the update of the last 5 years
\r\nof such training is directed to diving staff, boat crew and
\r\nprofessionals, making them able to assist in managing the natural
\r\nresource. Moreover, the case study is an example to be used for
\r\nraising awareness among tourists visiting protected areas.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1] The Millennium Development Goals Report 2012. United Nations, New\r\nYork, June 2012.\r\n[2] C. Kuenzi, and J. McNeely, Nature-Based Tourism, in 2008 Global Risk\r\nGovernance, International Risk Governance Council Book series Vol. 1,\r\npp. 155-178.\r\n[3] L. Dwyer, D. Edwards, and N. Mistilis, Megatrends Underpinning\r\nTourism to 2020: Analysis of key drivers for change. Gold Coast,\r\nQueensland, Australia: Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research\r\nCentre\u2018s (CRC), 2008.\r\n[4] Tourism 2020 Vision - Global Forecasts and Profiles of Market\r\nSegments. 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