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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1999 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COASTAL AND MARINE TOURISM Balancing Tourism and Conservation APRIL 26-29, 1999 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA EDITED BY MARC L. MILLER JAN AUYONG NINA P. HADLEY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF KIM ENGIE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1999 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COASTAL AND MARINE TOURISM Balancing Tourism and Conservation APRIL 26-29, 1999 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA EDITED BY MARC L. MILLER SCHOOL OF MARINE AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON JAN AUYONG OREGON SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY AND NINA P. HADLEY TIDAL DELTA CONSULTING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF KIM ENGIE Oregon Washington Published by the Washington Sea Grant Program and School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (USA); Oregon Sea Grant College Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (USA); and Oceans Blue Foundation, Vancouver, British Columbia (CANADA) WSG-WO 03-01/WASHU-W-99-003/ORESU-W-99-003 ii Publication Date: 2002 Citation Miller, Marc L., Auyong, Jan, and Hadley, Nina P. (eds.). (2002). Proceedings of the 1999 International Symposium on Coastal and Marine Tourism: Balancing Tourism and Conservation. (26- 29 April, 1999, Vancouver, BC, Canada). Washington Sea Grant Program and School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Oregon Sea Grant College Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, and Oceans Blue Foundation, Vancouver, BC. Editors’ Note These Proceedings contain original material by many authors. No material is to be reprinted without prior permission from the author. The papers in these proceedings have been edited for consistency in format and length; minor changes have been made in language, syntax and punctuation. Bibliographic citations have been edited for clarity and consistency to the amount practicable. The authors’ styles, however, have been retained. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the sponsors and publishers. Publication of this document was facilitated by support of the Washington Sea Grant Program (NOAA Grant No. NA16RG1044 and Project No. A/PC-5) and the Oregon State College Sea Grant Program (NOAA Grant No. NA76RG0476 and Project No. M/A-1). Cover photograph courtesy of Tourism Vancouver. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International Symposium on Coastal and Marine Tourism: Balancing Tourism and Conservation (1999 : Vancouver, B.C.) Proceedings of the 1999 International Symposium on Coastal and Marine Tourism : Balancing Tourism and Conservation : April 26-29, 1999 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / edited by Marc L. Miller, Jan Auyong, and Nina P. Hadley ; with the assistance of Kim Engie. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 375). ISBN 0-934539-19-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Marine ecotourism--Congresses. 2. Coastal zone management--Congresses. 3. Marine ecology--Congresses. 4. Coastal ecology--Congresses. I. Miller, Marc L. II. Auyong, Janice. III. Hadley, Nina P. IV. Title. G156.5.M36I57 2002 338.4'791--dc21 2003000603 CIP Copies The Proceedings of the 1999 International Symposium on Coastal and Marine Tourism are available as a CD and also as a printed publication (WSG WO 03-01/WASHU-W-99-003/ORESU-W-99-003) from: Washington Sea Grant Oregon State Sea Grant Oceans Blue Foundation, Program, College Program, 405-134 Abbott Street University of Washington Oregon State University, Vancouver, BC 3716 Brooklyn Ave NE 322 Kerr Administration, (CANADA) Seattle, WA (USA) Corvallis, OR, (USA) V6B 2K4 98105-5716 97331 Tel: 604-684-2583 Tel: 206-543-0555 Tel: 541-867-0233 Fax: 604-684-6942 Fax; 206-685-0380 Fax: 541-737-7958 Email: Email: Email: starfish@ oceansblue.org [email protected] [email protected] Contents Preface......................................................................................................................................................... vii Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................................viii Papers 1. Introduction Sustainable Coastal Tourism: Challenges for Management, Planning and Education M.L. Miller, J. Auyong and N.P. Hadley ................................................................................................3 2. Keynote Plenary Australia’s CRC Program: Collaborative Science for Sustainable Marine Tourism D. Alcock and S. Woodley.....................................................................................................................21 3. New Tourism Planning Perspectives Economic Issues in Environmentally Sustainable Coastal Tourism T. J. Tyrell ..............................................................................................................................................33 Management of Tourism on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef: Public and Private Dimensions of Regulation S. Parker.................................................................................................................................................43 The Challenge of Ecotourism in the Caribbean: Overcoming Structural Constraints with Local Potential V. Dujon ................................................................................................................................................55 4. Tourism Planning Approaches A Profile of Visitors to National Estuarine Research Reserves: Implications for Interpretive Programs W.C. Norman, T.J. McClinton and B. Martin ......................................................................................65 iv The Green Host Effect: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Tourism and Resort Development J. Sweeting, A.G. Bruner and A. Rosenfeld ...........................................................................................71 “Best Practice” and Guidelines: Planning Tools for Sustainable Coastal Tourism in Australia L.Testoni.................................................................................................................................................81 Coastal Resource Management and Sustainability of Tourism: A Comparative Study of Hakkuduwa, Sri Lanka and Goa, India G. Tantrigama.................................................................................................................. 91 5. Who is Our Client? Emerging Coastal Tourism Potential in British Columbia: The Fisheries Tourism Network and the German Market K. Fellenius, P. Williams and T. Hood.................................................................................................101 6. Market Strategies for the Nature Based Tourism Business Market Feasibility of a Water Trail L. Uunila and R.l. Currie.....................................................................................................................115 Shipwreck Management: Developing Strategies for Assessment and Monitoring of Newly Discovered Shipwrecks in a Limited Resource Environment G. Van der Stoep, K.J. Vrana and H. Tolson .......................................................................................125 Marine Ecotourism: An Update on Private Sector Best Practice and Guideline Implementation E. Halpenny .........................................................................................................................................137 Low Power Radio: An Antidote for Coastal Visitors Looking But Not Seeing! E. Williams and B. DeYoung...............................................................................................................141 Thematic Itineraries: An Approach to Tourism Product Development R.S. Tabata...........................................................................................................................................153 Marketing Cultural Heritage on Water Trails P. Labor ................................................................................................................................................159 7. Enhancing Marine Protected Areas Debt-for-nature Swaps and Protected Area Tourism in Coastal and Marine Environments: A Symbiotic Relationship for Developing Countries B. Thapa and V. Sasidharan.................................................................................................................161 Optimizing the Outcomes of Tourism in Co-managed Protected Heritage Areas: The Cases of Aulavik National Park and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve/ Haida Heritage Site D. McVetty and M. Deakin.................................................................................................................169 v Ecological and Economic Sustainability of Tropical Reef Systems: Establishing Sustainable Tourism in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas A.M. Lowe and K. Sullivan Sealey ......................................................................................................183 Planning and Management of Marine Protected Areas in Cuba R. Estrada and A. Puga........................................................................................................................195 8. Transformations in Commercial Recreation Marina Operators’ Perspectives on the Coastal Zone in British Columbia C.J.B. Wood and M. Stoilen .................................................................................................................203 Charting a New Course?: Sportfishing Lodges and Tourism in Coastal British Columbia J. Shultis...............................................................................................................................................211 9. Exploring the Relationship