Assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at Kapas Island Marine Park, Malaysia

To prohibit marine park tourism destinations from being mistreated, carrying capacity must be appraised and well-organized properly. A crucial fragment of conquering sustainable tourism management and development is the appraisal of the carrying capacity of marine park destinations. The research was...

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Main Authors: Mohd Adam, Syamimi, Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman, Ling, Siow May, Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116430/
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Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Ling, Siow May
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
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description To prohibit marine park tourism destinations from being mistreated, carrying capacity must be appraised and well-organized properly. A crucial fragment of conquering sustainable tourism management and development is the appraisal of the carrying capacity of marine park destinations. The research was conducted at Kapas Island Marine Park (KIMP) in Terengganu, Malaysia. This paper presents physical carrying capacity and real carrying capacity assessment for three selected recreational activities at KIMP. The findings show that hiking at Bukit Singa with a carrying capacity of 22 visitors per day, snorkelling with a carrying capacity of 1368 visitors per day and lastly beach picnic with a carrying capacity of 450 visitors per day. The policy makers might use these real estimations of carrying capacity for recreational activities for providing great tourism experiences among visitors and sustainability of natural resources in the future.
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spelling upm-1164302025-04-08T04:15:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116430/ Assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at Kapas Island Marine Park, Malaysia Mohd Adam, Syamimi Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Ling, Siow May Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari To prohibit marine park tourism destinations from being mistreated, carrying capacity must be appraised and well-organized properly. A crucial fragment of conquering sustainable tourism management and development is the appraisal of the carrying capacity of marine park destinations. The research was conducted at Kapas Island Marine Park (KIMP) in Terengganu, Malaysia. This paper presents physical carrying capacity and real carrying capacity assessment for three selected recreational activities at KIMP. The findings show that hiking at Bukit Singa with a carrying capacity of 22 visitors per day, snorkelling with a carrying capacity of 1368 visitors per day and lastly beach picnic with a carrying capacity of 450 visitors per day. The policy makers might use these real estimations of carrying capacity for recreational activities for providing great tourism experiences among visitors and sustainability of natural resources in the future. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2024-01-07 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116430/1/116430.pdf Mohd Adam, Syamimi and Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman and Ling, Siow May and Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari (2024) Assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at Kapas Island Marine Park, Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14 (1). pp. 638-646. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/18129/Assessment-of-Marine-Tourism-Carrying-Capacity-A-Case-Study-at-Kapas-Island-Marine-Park-Malaysia 10.6007/ijarbss/v14-i1/18129
spellingShingle Mohd Adam, Syamimi
Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Ling, Siow May
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
Assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at Kapas Island Marine Park, Malaysia
title Assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at Kapas Island Marine Park, Malaysia
title_full Assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at Kapas Island Marine Park, Malaysia
title_fullStr Assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at Kapas Island Marine Park, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at Kapas Island Marine Park, Malaysia
title_short Assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at Kapas Island Marine Park, Malaysia
title_sort assessment of marine tourism carrying capacity: a case study at kapas island marine park, malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116430/
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