Feeding wildlife for the purpose of tourism is a contentious issue with for and against
arguments being raised by tour operators, non‐governmental organisations, researchers …

Understanding diver preferences and perceptions of environmental attributes can help
inform dive tourism management. We interviewed 190 recreational divers and examined …

Diving with sharks, often in combination with food baiting/provisioning, has become an
important product of today's recreational dive industry. Whereas the effects …

The COVID-19 pandemic provides a rare opportunity to examine effects of people on natural
systems and processes. Here, we collected fish diversity data from coral reefs at the Israeli …

This study investigated coral and reef fish recovery following the COVID-19 event between
low and high environmental disturbance reefs at Racha Yai Island, Southern Thailand …

Brazil has one of the largest protected areas (PA) systems in the world but just a small
fraction is devoted to the protection of marine habitats. The effectiveness and integrity of PA …

By the consumption of algae, parrotfishes open space for young coral settlement and
growth, thus playing a central role on the maintenance of coral reefs. However, juvenile …

Coral reef-based tourism has risen sharply across the globe, coupled with an increase in
fish feeding by visitors. Studies indicate that fish feeding is one of the leading causes of …

Rhodoliths are free-living calcareous nodules composed of non-geniculate coralline
Rhodophyta algae. One potential rhodolith bioturbator is the sand tilefish Malacanthus …

Understanding the preferences of scuba divers is crucial for authorities to establish
appropriate management plans and for service providers to offer a wide range of recreation …