A form of nature-based tourism known as ecotourism is an immense and burgeoning industry (Bowker et al. 2012; Balmford et al. 2015; Murray et al. 2019). For a time, the boon of ecotourism seemed an irreproachable alternative to the extractive exploitation of wildlife, and many communities derived benefits by preserving living, thriving natural areas and […]
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Citizen Scientists of the Ocean’ Reaches 3,000 Members on Facebook
March 12th, 2016
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Showing the power of social networking and marine citizen science working together, today, the ‘Citizen Scientists of the Ocean‘ group on Facebook reached 3,000 members, both divers and non-divers a like. I’d like to thank to everyone who help make Citizen Scientists of the Ocean one […]
Facebook Group ‘Shark Conservation Non-Profits’ Created
March 24th, 2015
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Not to take anyone away from this fine space here, but next time you’re on Facebook, come check out the page I created for ‘Shark Conservation Non-Profits‘ at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sharkconservation/ We have nearly 100 members just in the first day, so come join us.