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White shark cage diving in South Africa: a critical assessment of South Africa's regulatory framework
'White Shark Cage Diving' (WSCD) enables tourists to experience a face-to-face encounter with wild sharks in the open water. In order to attract the animals close to the cages, tour operators often use chum, bait, or decoys, which interferes with the natural habits of marine wildlife. These practice...
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| author | Meierhofer, Sophie Elizabeth |
| author2 | Lau Young, Micha |
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| description | 'White Shark Cage Diving' (WSCD) enables tourists to experience a face-to-face encounter with wild sharks in the open water. In order to attract the animals close to the cages, tour operators often use chum, bait, or decoys, which interferes with the natural habits of marine wildlife. These practices have great potential to adversely impact animals and the marine environment, with unknown long-term consequences. Globally, South Africa has the most extensive WSCD industry. The management is based on a policy paper and regulations published in 2008 by the Minister of Environmental Affairs (a ministry which also included Tourism). This thesis discusses the question of whether South Africa's WSCD industry is appropriately regulated in the light of today's best practices. South Africa's regulatory framework will be compared to the management arrangements of other jurisdiction where WSCD takes place. The ultimate objective of this thesis is to determine whether the South Africa's WSCD regime strikes a sustainable balance between commercial interests and the need to protect this elusive creature. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/25050 White shark cage diving in South Africa: a critical assessment of South Africa's regulatory framework Meierhofer, Sophie Elizabeth Lau Young, Micha Marine and Environmental Law 'White Shark Cage Diving' (WSCD) enables tourists to experience a face-to-face encounter with wild sharks in the open water. In order to attract the animals close to the cages, tour operators often use chum, bait, or decoys, which interferes with the natural habits of marine wildlife. These practices have great potential to adversely impact animals and the marine environment, with unknown long-term consequences. Globally, South Africa has the most extensive WSCD industry. The management is based on a policy paper and regulations published in 2008 by the Minister of Environmental Affairs (a ministry which also included Tourism). This thesis discusses the question of whether South Africa's WSCD industry is appropriately regulated in the light of today's best practices. South Africa's regulatory framework will be compared to the management arrangements of other jurisdiction where WSCD takes place. The ultimate objective of this thesis is to determine whether the South Africa's WSCD regime strikes a sustainable balance between commercial interests and the need to protect this elusive creature. 2017-09-06T06:59:47Z 2017-09-06T06:59:47Z 2017 Master Thesis Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25050 eng application/pdf Institute of Marine and Environmental Law Faculty of Law University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Marine and Environmental Law Meierhofer, Sophie Elizabeth White shark cage diving in South Africa: a critical assessment of South Africa's regulatory framework |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | White shark cage diving in South Africa: a critical assessment of South Africa's regulatory framework |
| title_full | White shark cage diving in South Africa: a critical assessment of South Africa's regulatory framework |
| title_fullStr | White shark cage diving in South Africa: a critical assessment of South Africa's regulatory framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | White shark cage diving in South Africa: a critical assessment of South Africa's regulatory framework |
| title_short | White shark cage diving in South Africa: a critical assessment of South Africa's regulatory framework |
| title_sort | white shark cage diving in south africa a critical assessment of south africa s regulatory framework |
| topic | Marine and Environmental Law |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25050 |
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