Monitoring MPA visitor uses handbook

Table of ContentsForeword..............................................................................................................................................................................81. Purpose and target audience of the guide......................................................................................................................91.1 Why study visitor use?....................................................................................................................................................91.2 Scientific cooperation and guide development process.................................................................................................102. Devising the project.......................................................................................................................................................122.1 Defining the goals of the visitor use monitoring project.................................................................................................122.2 Adapting requirements to resources..............................................................................................................................123. Determining your MPA...................................................................................................................................................143.1 Typology based on geographic criteria..........................................................................................................................143.2 Four MPA types; four indicator adjustment models .......................................................................................................144. Selecting and adapting your indicators........................................................................................................................154.1 Presentation of the indicators.......................................................................................................................................154.2 Selecting your indicators...............................................................................................................................................164.3 Datasheets for adapting indicators to your MPA ...........................................................................................................174.4 Difficulties often encountered when selecting and adapting indicators..........................................................................175. Indicators.......................................................................................................................................................................185.1 Water and waste indicator............................................................................................................................................185.2 Passenger transport by sea indicator............................................................................................................................195.3 Road and path use indicator.........................................................................................................................................215.4 Mooring area use indicator...........................................................................................................................................235.5 Recreational fishing site use indicator...........................................................................................................................275.6 Diving site use indicator................................................................................................................................................285.7 Qualitative monitoring indicators by user surveys..........................................................................................................305.8 Regulatory Compliance Indicator...................................................................................................................................345.9 Emerging activities and practices indicator...................................................................................................................355.10 Weather and sea conditions indicator..........................................................................................................................355.11 Land-based accommodation capacity.........................................................................................................................375.12 Capacity at sea indicator.............................................................................................................................................375.13 Rental vehicle fleet indicator.......................................................................................................................................385.14 Emergency response indicator....................................................................................................................................395.15 Cross-disciplinary indicators ......................................................................................................................................396. Implementing indicators................................................................................................................................................416.1 Preparing and harmonising field data report forms........................................................................................................416.2 Installing and testing technical tools ............................................................................................................................416.3 Testing protocols...........................................................................................................................................................416.4 Organising and standardising indicator implementation................................................................................................416.5 Forming a team............................................................................................................................................................417. Archiving and processing data .....................................................................................................................................427.1 Creating a database......................................................................................................................................................427.2 Recommendations for database use.............................................................................................................................428. Reporting and sharing results ......................................................................................................................................448.1 Guidelines for preparing reporting media......................................................................................................................448.2 Disclosing results..........................................................................................................................................................448.3 Examples of result reporting sheets .............................................................................................................................448.4 A first step towards implementing visitor management measures.................................................................................449. Conclusion......................................................................................................................................................................469.1 Integrating tourist uses into monitoring.........................................................................................................................469.2 Limits...........................................................................................................................................................................469.3 Prospects.....................................................................................................................................................................46Bibliography.......................................................................................................................................................................516COLLECTION