SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MRINE TOURISM: SOME ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS *)

Abstract

Marine tourism is a rapidly growing phenomenon world-wide. Concerns arise that    important marine resources, such as coral reefs, are used sustainably for recreation and other pursuits. A number of possible management strategies exist that might contribute to such result should considers the followings:

• property-rights;
• user-pays;
• regulation;
• education and code of conduct;
• permanent mooring;
• socio-economic research.

It is also clear that no one management strategy will ensure that Indonesia’s significant  coral reef and other marine are conserved and used in sustainable fashion. Rather, a judicious    blend of the use of economic instruments and concepts, regulation, education, and “site-hardening” (e.g. by use mooring) is required to ensure that marine tourism is sustainable.