The scientific literature shows that dive tourism can do things to positively impact the physical condition of coral reefs; provide economic returns for conservation and livelihoods; improve the local capacity for law enforcement; act as private sector conservation agents and educate divers on the importance of conservation.
The word cloud above mentions many of the positive impacts of dive tourism which are reported in the literature. This page will be updated with a thorough list and analysis of the positive impacts of dive tourism on the conservation of coral reefs and marine resources as soon as scientific journal articles are published.