Effects of adjacent land tenure on visitor use of Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia

• Published in: Australasian journal of environmental management Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 130 - 146
• Main Authors: Smallwood, C.B, Beckley, L.E, Moore, S.A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.2013
• Subjects: coasts; Environmental management; Land tenure; leasing; Marine; marine protected area; Ningaloo Reef; objectives; Parks; philopatry; recreation; recreational activities; sports; Surveys; Tourism; Western Australia; Western Australia; ISW, Australia, Western Australia

Although many marine parks are located adjacent to coastlines with a variety of tenures, the influence of this tenure on visitor use is poorly known. Ningaloo Marine Park in Western Australia adjoins the coast along its entire 300 kilometre length and is accessed via several land tenure types that e...