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    White sharks in Western Australia: threat or opportunity?

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    Authors
    Catlin, James
    Hughes, M.
    Jones, Tod
    Jones, Roy
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Catlin, J. and Hughes, M. and Jones, T. and Jones, R. 2014. White sharks in Western Australia: threat or opportunity? Journal of Ecotourism. 13 (2-3): pp. 159-169.
    Source Title
    Journal of Ecotourism
    DOI
    10.1080/14724049.2015.1007868
    ISSN
    14724049
    School
    School of Marketing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27660
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    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.

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