FERU member Vicky Lam earns spot in "The Aquatics Top 10" downloaded articles for 2013
FERU member Vicky Lam and her co-authors William Cheung, Wilf Swartz and Rashid Sumaila have claimed a spot in the “The Aquatics Top 10” downloaded articles for 2013 for their article, Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries in West Africa: Implications for Economic, Food and Nutritional Security. The list, published by Taylor & Frances, names the […]
Cisneros-Montemayor, A., Barnes-Mauthe, M., Al-Abdulrazzak, D., Navarro-Holm, E. and Sumaila, U.R. (2013) Global economic value of shark ecotourism: implications for conservation. Oryx, 1-8. doi:10.1017/S0030605312001718
Abstract: Amid declining shark populations because of overfishing, a burgeoning shark watching industry, already well established in some locations, generates benefits from shark protection. We compile reported economic benefits at shark watching locations and use a meta-analytical approach to estimate benefits at sites without available data. Results suggest that, globally, 590,000 shark watchers expend USD […]
Global economic value of shark ecotourism
FERU member Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor estimated the global economic value of shark ecotourism. (Photo courtesy of LiveScience)
Lam, V.W.Y., Cheung, W.W.L., Swartz, W. & Sumaila, U.R. (2012) Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries in West Africa: Implications for Economic, Food and Nutritional Security. African Journal of Marine Science, 34:1, 103-117.
Abstract: West Africa was identified as one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change in previous global analyses. Adverse changes in marine resources under climate change may pose significant threats to the livelihoods and well-being of the communities and countries that depend on fisheries for food and income. However, quantitative studies on the potential […]
Toronto Sun: Sharks worth more for tourism than in soup: study
Sharks swimming free in the oceans may soon become more valuable as tourist attractions than when caught, sliced up and served in soup, a global study showed on Friday. It urged better protection for the fish, from Australia to the Caribbean, to reduce catches of an estimated 38 million a year to meet demand for […]
CBC News: Sharks worth more in ocean than in soup, B.C. study finds
Researchers at the University of British Columbia’s Fisheries Centre say protecting sharks would lead to a big economic payoff. A study published Thursday in Oryx, The International Journal of Conservation, says shark fisheries are declining, mostly due to overfishing, but the industry around shark watchers is thriving. Rashid Sumaila, director of the Fisheries Centre and […]
Fiji Times: Shark tourism will be worth more than shark soup
Shark ecotourism currently generates more than $US314 million ($F575.62m) annually worldwide and is expected to more than double to $US780 million in the next 20 years, the study found. In comparison, the landed value of global shark fisheries is currently $US630 million and has been in decline for the past decade. “I think the most […]
Yahoo News: Sharks worth more for tourism than in soup: study
Sharks swimming free in the oceans may soon become more valuable as tourist attractions than when caught, sliced up and served in soup, a global study showed on Friday. It urged better protection for the fish, from Australia to the Caribbean, to reduce catches of an estimated 38 million a year to meet demand for […]
Huffington Post Canada: Shark Tourism Worth More Than Killing Them For Food, New Study Shows
Sharks that are free to swim around in their natural habitats are a valuable part of tourism around the world, a new study finds, which suggests sharks are worth more in the world’s oceans than they are on restaurant menus. The new research provides evidence of the value of conservation against the rampant killing of […]
Xinhua News: Promotion of shark eco-tourism could bite into fin trade
A new study spearheaded by academics at the University of British Columbia could be a blow to the global trade in shark fin as it suggests the animals can generate more money in the water as tourist attractions rather than as food product. In the paper Global Economic Value of Shark Eco-tourism: Implications for Conservation, […]