Shark Conservation & Ecotourism

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This 21 min film explores how marine life ecotourism can give more value to marine life alive rather than being fished and killed. It also explores what some nonprofit organizations are doing to help protect sharks and mantas and also attempts to dispel the myth that all sharks are man eating monsters from the deep wanting to kill humans. Although human-marine life interactions remain controversial and has it's issues of concern, the benefits to local communities and marine life outweighs the negative aspects associated with such activities.

Marine Life Conservation & Eco-Tourism - YouTube

 

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This 21 min film explores how marine life ecotourism can give more value to marine life alive rather than being fished and killed. It also explores what some nonprofit organizations are doing to help protect sharks and mantas and also attempts to dispel the myth that all sharks are man eating monsters from the deep wanting to kill humans. Although human-marine life interactions remain controversial and has it's issues of concern, the benefits to local communities and marine life outweighs the negative aspects associated with such activities.

Marine Life Conservation & Eco-Tourism - YouTube

So, 300+ million $ annually worldwide, 124/5000 jobs for the Caribbean ... Sounds impressive ... Just taking a wild guess, but I'd figure that the stats for just 'Beach tourism' alone would absolutely dwarf those numbers. Add all the other factors involved, and you'll get the picture ...