Balancing commercial and environmental needs: licensing as a means of managing whale shark tourism on Ningaloo reef

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Balancing commercial and environmental needs: licensing as a means of managing whale shark tourism on Ningaloo reef

This paper explores the creation, significance and progression of the licensing systems employed to regulate whale shark tourism at Ningaloo Marine Park. Since 1993 mandatory whale shark tour operator licences have been offered through an evolving competitive tender process. A content analysis of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Catlin, James, Jones, Tod, Jones, Roy
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2011
Subjects:	wildlife tourism whale sharks tourism management Ningaloo - Coast World Heritage Site regulation
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31115

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