Is kelp monitoring on kayaks a viable form of marine science tourism
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| ID | 21723946 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Horst Christian Schulte (Polytechnic University of Marche, UO CoNISMa), Serena Lucrezi (0000-0001-5042-9444, North-West University, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Páginas | 1-17 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-10-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of Ecotourism (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1472-4049 • E-ISSN: 1747-7638 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14724049.2025.2574385 |
| OpenAlex | W4415269128 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 54 |
Marine science tourism (MST) is an industry with benefits and challenges related to the quality of tourists’ contributions, tourists’ engagement, marketing, and stakeholder collaborations. This study tested the efficacy of an MST product, generating valid data while engaging tourists in simple tasks with minimal time commitment and at a reasonable cost. From April to June 2024, 18 volunteers were recruited at a marine research organisation in South Africa to test a new protocol of kelp bed monitoring from a kayak over a half-day trip. Six kelp beds were monitored over 12 trips. The participants were divided into regular tourists (n = 12) and interns with a background in environmental monitoring (n = 6) to validate the data. All were interviewed to assess their perceptions of the experience and attitudes. There were no significant differences in the kelp data collected by the two groups. The participants were satisfied with the experience, displayed positive short-term changes in environmental attitudes and increased learning, and were willing to pay for this experience. The results of this study confirm the potential of science tourism to be engaging, educational, affordable and useful, but only if adequately organised and promoted
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