tourismeconomicsocean policyinstrument choiceIn the United States, seven states and territorial jurisdictions have coral reefs: Hawaii, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Reef-based coastal tourism and recreation ...
Healthy coral reefs are one of the most valuable ecosystems on Earth. They provide billions of dollars in economic and environmental services, such as food, coastal protection and tourism. However, coral ecosystems face serious threats, mainly from the effects of global climate change, unsustainable...
While eutrophcation is the main human danger to coral reefs, tourism and fishing contributes, too. Tourists not only require more land development, but also coral reefs as souvenirs. Careless scuba divers and snorkelers cause big damage to reef, so do fishers who ignored marine ecology. In som...
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Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 18(6): 757-772.Needham MD (2010) Value orientations toward coral reefs in recreation and tourism settings: a concep- tual and measurement approach. J Sustain Tour 18(6): 757-772.Needham, M. D. (2010). Value orientations toward coral reefs in recreation ...
23 Coral reefs are greatly exchanged among and exported to other counties. 24 Reef tourism is of economic essence generally for some poor people. 25 As with other fishing business, coral fishery is not suitable to women and children Questions 26 ...
C The value of reefs in biodiverse (生物多样的) regions can be even higher. In parts of Indonesia and the Caribbean where tourism is the main use, reefs are estimated to be worth US$1 million per square kilometer, based on the cost of maintaining sandy beaches and the value of attracting...
The ocean fishing industry, for example, depends on fish living in the Great Barrier Reef, as well as other reefs around the world. Reefs also protect coastlines from the damaging(有破坏性的) effects of tropical storms, as well as promote(促进) tourism, according to the Queensland Museum. ...
Coral reefs protect shorelines by absorbing wave energy, and many small islands would not exist without their reef to protect them.CThe value of reefs in biodiverse regions can be even higher. In parts of Indonesia and the Caribbean where tourism is the main use, reefs are estimated to be ...
Tobi Island and Helen Reef have very little land area to begin with. A rise in sea level could mean a loss of these islands all together. The Hatohobei community relies on the reefs for food. If the reefs die from coral bleaching, a significant portion of their diet could be lost with...