White sharks in Western Australia: threat or opportunity?

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White sharks in Western Australia: threat or opportunity?

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 thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Catlin, James, Hughes, M., Jones, Tod, Jones, Roy
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2014
Subjects:	wildlife tourism politics and tourism nature-based tourism
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27660

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