Adapting tourist seafood consumption practices in Pacific Islands to climate change
Wabnitz, C.C.C. (2019). Adapting tourist seafood consumption practices in Pacific Islands to climate change, in: Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M. et al. Predicting future oceans: Sustainability of ocean and human systems amidst global environmental change. pp. 215-225. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-817945-1.00020-4 In: Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M.; Cheung, W.W.L.; Ota, Y. (Ed.) (2019). Predicting future oceans: Sustainability of ocean and human systems amidst global environmental change. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISBN 978-0-12-817945-1. xxvii, 554 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/c2018-0-02416-0, more |
| Abstract | Tourism, especially ecotourism, is seen as important for generating income for communities, particularly in Small Island Developing States with comparatively few alternate economic opportunities. While tourism development can significantly contribute to local economies and provide a key source of employment in many coastal communities, it also presents a number of important socioecological challenges. Existing studies have explored the erosion of local culture that can accompany tourism growth, as well as associated environmental impacts, notably through increased coastal development, resource use, and waste generation. The role of tourism in fish removals through seafood consumption has been overlooked, and is a particular concern in islands with high and increasing visitation rates. The tourism industry can and should take advantage of the growing interest in sustainable food systems and cuisine by promoting sustainably sourced seafood that does not undermine local food security and the health of the very ecosystems that the sector depends upon. |
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