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1.) Some places around the world, such as in South Australia, that there is mandatory logbook reporting and photograph/identification required to monitor how cage-diving tourism may impact white sharks involved in these tourism attractions (Nazimi).

2.) The shark tourism industry based a global questionnaire; detecting that 42% of operators conducting shark tourism used an attractant to lure sharks, and that 93% of operators surveyed regulated their practices using codes of conduct (Richards).

3.) Whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, from the years 2006 to 2010 data has been evaluated to determine the scale of the tourism operations and the spatial and temporal distribution of interactions between whale sharks and humans; for example: whale shark tours at Ningaloo increased by about 70%. (Anderson).

4.) Whale sharks attract a large amount of tourists each year to South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives, yet, there is still some ambiguity regarding the economic extent of the attraction of these animals. Thus, making conservation/ implementation of management methods difficult to conduct. (Cagua).

5.) local whale shark in the waters of the small town of Oslob, on Cebu islands in the Philippines, The whale sharks have become a top tourist attraction, local governments in the Philippines have followed along in the legalization of feeding these animals in attempt to attract more tourists. Although a huge commercial success, there is growing concern for the implementation of regulation and protection for the whale sharks and its marine environment.

6.)

Previous economic valuation of whale shark tourism (in US million dollars).

Valuations reported in other currencies were converted to US$ using the average official rate for the year of 2007. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.515/table-1

SOURCES:

1.) Anderson, Douglas J., et al. “Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nature-Based Tourism

Interactions with Whale Sharks (Rhincodon Typus) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol. 148, July 2014, pp. 109–119. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2014.05.023.

2.) Cagua, Edgar Fernando, et al. “Whale Shark Economics: A Valuation of Wildlife Tourism in

South Ari Atoll, Maldives.” PEERJ, vol. 2. EBSCOhost,

doi:10.7717/peerj.515. Accessed 10 Oct.

3.) Nazimi, Leila, et al. “Comparison of Industry-Based Data to

Monitor White Shark Cage-Dive Tourism.” Tourism Management, vol. 66, June 2018,

pp. 263–273. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2017.12.002.

4.) Richards, Kirsty, et al. “Sharks and People: Insight into the Global Practices of Tourism

Operators and Their Attitudes to Shark Behaviour.” Marine

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5.) Techera, Erika J., and Natalie Klein. “The Role of Law in Shark-Based Eco-Tourism: Lessons

from Australia.” Marine Policy, vol. 39, May 2013, pp. 21–28. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2012.10.003.

6.) http://univ-cotedazur.fr/en/idex/formations-idex/marres/immersion_projects/immersion-projects-catalogue/staff/rationalize-whale-shark-tourism-for-a-better-protection-and-a-sustainable-activity-for-the-local-communities-in-the-philippines

7.)David Rowat, Udo Engelhardt,

Seychelles: A case study of community involvement in the development of whale shark ecotourism and its socio-economic impact,

Fisheries Research,

Volume 84, Issue 1,

2007,

Pages 109-113,

ISSN 0165-7836,

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2006.11.018.

( http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783606004073 )