Continental South Africa has a coastline of some 3,650 km and an Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ) of just over 1 million km2. Waters in the EEZ extend to a depth of 5,700 m, with more …

Shark diving tourism is a burgeoning, global industry. The growing perception that sharks
can be worth more alive for tourism than dead in a fish market has become one of the …

Ecotourism represents a highly popularised activity which has exhibited global growth in
recent years. In the present paper, we examine the distribution, frequency, and economic …

The increasing popularity of marine wildlife tourism (MWT) worldwide calls for assessment of
its conservation outcomes and the development of appropriate management frameworks to …

Marine megafauna has always elicited contrasting feelings. In the past, large marine
animals were often depicted as fantastic mythological creatures and dangerous monsters …

There has been considerable debate over the past decade with respect to wildlife
provisioning, especially resultant behavioural changes that may impact the ecological …

The artificial selection of traits in wildlife populations through hunting and fishing has been
well documented. However, despite their rising popularity, the role that artificial selection …

Shark depredation, where a shark partially or completely consumes an animal caught by
fishing gear before it can be retrieved to the fishing vessel, occurs in commercial and …

Fine‐scale predator movements may be driven by many factors including sex, habitat and
distribution of resources. There may also be individual preferences for certain movement …

Wildlife provisioning, ie the provision of bait to generate aggregations of charismatic
megafauna as tourist attractions, occurs around the world. This practice is often promoted as …