White sharks in Western Australia: threat or opportunity?
dc.contributor.author | Catlin, James | |
dc.contributor.author | Hughes, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, Tod | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, Roy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T13:00:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T13:00:28Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-05-17T20:00:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 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. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27660 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/14724049.2015.1007868 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.publisher | Routledge | |
dc.subject | wildlife tourism | |
dc.subject | politics and tourism | |
dc.subject | nature-based tourism | |
dc.title | White sharks in Western Australia: threat or opportunity? | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 13 | |
dcterms.source.number | 2-3 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 159 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 161 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 14724049 | |
dcterms.source.title | Journal of Ecotourism | |
curtin.department | School of Marketing | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |