Tourist preferences for whale watching and rule changes in the Salish Sea

IF 5.4 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 OCEANOGRAPHY

Ocean & Coastal Management Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107830

Abby Schamp , Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna , Melissa Knox , Christopher M. Anderson

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Abstract

Wildlife tours are subject to many viewing restrictions, especially when viewing endangered species. Viewing regulations can impact demand for tours, local communities that depend upon tourism income, and the wildlife. We use a discrete choice experiment to estimate how changes in tour attributes affects Salish Sea tourist willingness to pay for whale watching tours. We find that tourists are willing to pay average ticket prices to view Southern Resident Killer Whales, transient killer whales, or humpback whales. Our results indicate that tourists are willing to pay the most to view orcas from a close viewing distance for at least 40 min with less boats in proximity. We estimate changes in ticket demand of up to 7% due to changes in tour whale viewing distance.

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游客对观鲸的偏好和萨利希海规则的变化

野生动物之旅受到许多观赏限制，尤其是观赏濒危物种时。观赏法规会影响对旅游的需求、依赖旅游收入的当地社区以及野生动物的需求。我们使用离散选择实验来估计旅游属性的变化如何影响萨利希海游客的赏鲸意愿。我们发现，游客愿意支付平均票价观看南方居民虎鲸，瞬变虎鲸，或座头鲸。我们的研究结果表明，游客愿意为近距离观看逆戟鲸支付最多的费用，至少40分钟，附近的船只较少。我们估计，由于游鲸观赏距离的变化，门票需求的变化高达7%。

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Ocean & Coastal Management 环境科学-海洋学

CiteScore

8.50

自引率

15.20%

发文量

321

审稿时长

60 days

期刊介绍： Ocean & Coastal Management is the leading international journal dedicated to the study of all aspects of ocean and coastal management from the global to local levels. We publish rigorously peer-reviewed manuscripts from all disciplines, and inter-/trans-disciplinary and co-designed research, but all submissions must make clear the relevance to management and/or governance issues relevant to the sustainable development and conservation of oceans and coasts. Comparative studies (from sub-national to trans-national cases, and other management / policy arenas) are encouraged, as are studies that critically assess current management practices and governance approaches. Submissions involving robust analysis, development of theory, and improvement of management practice are especially welcome.