Journal
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
Volume 59, Issue -, Pages 385-403Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.09.004
Keywords
Industry; MPA; Operators; Ponta do Ouro; Portofino; Scuba diving; Stakeholders; Tourism
Funding
- Green Bubbles RISE project, H2020-MSCA-RISE
- European Union [643712]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [643712] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
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Scuba diving tourism encourages conservation, generates revenue, and supports local communities. Understanding its interactions with environmental, social, and economic factors is important in the context of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), where dynamics between role players are complex. This study provides insights into the problems affecting the sustainability of the scuba diving tourism industry in two MPAs in Italy and Mozambique. The interactions between the industry and environment, economy, non-monetary aspects, society, governance, and scientific community were investigated via questionnaire surveys and interviews with 20 scuba diving operators. Operators felt the importance of scuba diving to themselves, MPAs, and resident communities, although they lamented limited support to the industry by other stakeholders. Recommendations to enhance sustainability include actions ranging from engagement in planning and management to education and social responsibility. However, the heterogeneity of issues perceived by the industry, reflected in differences between the case studies, calls for ad hoc measures. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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