Managing commercial tourism for conservation and sustainable use
Policy instrument interactions in Cape Byron Marine Park, Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21521455 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marisha Ewart (Southern Cross University, corresponding author), Pascal Scherrer (0000-0002-3229-9524, Southern Cross University), Kay Dimmock (0000-0002-9098-014X, Southern Cross University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 166 |
| Pages | 106233 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marine Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-597X • E-ISSN: 1872-9460 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106233 |
| OpenAlex | W4399460323 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
The menu of policy instruments available to marine protected area management agencies is diverse. There are calls for more effective bundling to achieve policy goals. This study seeks to understand the interactive effects of marine protected area policy instruments applied in combination to commercial tourism operators. Using the Persuade-Enable-Constrain framework, we undertook a qualitative case study at Cape Byron Marine Park. Based on semi-structured interviews with management agencies (n=3) and tourism operators (n=12), we assessed the interactions between policy instruments and tourism operator behaviour. We found that the policy instrument mix primarily relied on the permit system, and there were limited persuasive, enabling, and constraining effects. This case study demonstrates that policy instrument mixes relying on single instruments have limited prospects for shaping tourism operator behaviour with the marine protected area goals of biodiversity conservation and sustainable economic use and are inadequate for high tourism marine protected areas. Key issues and management recommendations are discussed. The study provides evidence of ‘real world’ examples of policy instrument mixes and practical implications. The findings have practical relevance to planners, policy-makers, and marine protected area managers for future instrument mixes to more effectively achieve policy goals
Archaeology · Biology · Business · Cape · Environmental planning · Environmental policy · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Fishery · Geography · Habitat · Marine conservation · Marine protected area · National park · Sustainable tourism · Tourism · Coastal and Marine Management · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Environmental Science · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
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