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Recreational misuse
 
Although tourism in coastal areas and the recreational use of marine habitats may be the best sustainable alternative to more consumptive and destructive activities in many areas, it may also contribute to the physical degradation and destruction of those habitats. Therefore, a precautionary approach should be used in any development of tourism and recreation use.
 
Physical damage to marine and coastal habitats can be caused during coastal development for tourist activities, or caused by ship or boat grounding, anchor damage, souvenir-collecting or physical contact from divers and swimmers.
 
Aside from the ecological threats that these activities pose to marine habitats, they additionally threaten the socio-economic values associated with the goods and services provided by these habitats.
 
 
 
 
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TitleSurf Tourism and Sustainable Development in the Indo-Pacific Islands. I. the Industry and the Islands  ( DOCUMENT )
Author(s) / Editor(s) Ralf Buckley
DescriptionCommercial surf tourism is recent in origin but is now a significant component of the worldwide adventure tourism sector. The commercial surf tourism industry does not seem to have been described previously in the tourism literature. This analysis, therefore, starts with an overview of the history and current structure of the sector, with minimal use of specialist surfing terminology. Information for this review is derived from personal experience in the sector; interviews with commercial surf tour operators and agents; direct observations at surf destinations and on surf tours; surfing and adventure tourism magazines; commercial publications in the surfing industry, such as product catalogues and investment prospect uses; and websites for commercial surf tourism operations.
Keywords SURFING; SURF TOURISM; SUSTAINABLE TOURISM; SURFING INDUSTRY
Geography Keywords INDIO-PACIFIC ISLANDS
Content Language(s)English
Web Addresshttp://www.multilingual- ... fault.htm
Type of Document Paper: Research paper
Document StatusFinished
Publisher Journal of Sustainable Tourism
Publication LocationUK
Publication Date2002
Hard Copy Availabilityr. buckley@mailbox.gu.edu.au
Series Title Journal of Sustainable Tourism
Reference Info
Number of Pages405 pp.Volume/Issue NumberVol.10, No.5
Additional Linkshttp://www.multilingual- ... 00405.htm
Access RightsInternational Centre for Ecotourism Research, School of Environmental& Applied Sciences, griffith University, PMB 50, Gold Coast Mail Centre Southport QLD 9726, Australia
Related to TopicsSurfing (130755); Indonesia (587); Pacific Islands (965); Tourism (2564); Management Approaches (2614); Sustainable Tourism (2615); Economic (19621); Contribution to socio cultural development (19687)
  
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