The Dive Tourist, saving our coral reefs, one dive at a time https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Research where does traditional marine tenure exist? Fiji – Beqa Adventure Divers Livelihoods for Communities livelihoods for fishers The Dive Tourist The Philippines – Oslob Whale Sharks The Guardian reports on our Oslob research news & links Presentations Media local fishers live in poverty Research starts at dawn Local fishers ask divers for help protecting coral reefs 84% of dive operators in tropics have dive sties in marine protected areas Oslob Whale Sharks: bright spot in community based dive tourism Local fishers of Oslob Oslob Whale Sharks: bright spot in community based dive tourism Oslob: Bubbles, baby! Oslob Whale Sharks: bright spot in community based dive tourism livelihoods for local fishers decrease destructive fishing The Conversation – Oslob Whale Sharks and Conservation Turtles as food What all this means Bright Spots Survey What are livelihoods? What is traditional marine tenure? Why are livelihoods for local fishers important to dive tourism? Why are local fishers important to coral reefs? Who are local fishers? Positive impacts of dive tourism Negative impacts of dive tourism What is dive tourism? Location Dive Tourism The Coral Triangle Why is integrated coastal management a good framework? Integrated coastal management Destructive fishing Threats Location What has dive tourism got to do with all this? Judi’s Research What does the dive tourist care about? Who is the dive tourist? about the dive tourist Coral Reefs about Judi Lowe Home