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Assessing the Impact of Marine Protected Areas on Recreational Uses of a Marine Ecosystem: The Case of Scuba Diving

Creator:

Alban, Frederique and Boncoeur, Jean

Abstract:

This paper studies the consequences of creating a marine protected area (MPA) on a recreational non-extractive use of the ecosystem (scuba diving), and draws a parallel with the impact of MPAs on commercial fishing. The first part of the paper presents some preliminary results of a field survey of scuba...

Resource Type:

Research Paper

Full Text:

consequences of creating a marine protected area (MPA) on a recreational non- extractive use of the ecosystem