NESP TWQ Project 4.7: Indigenous Coral Reef Tourism Attitudes and Barriers, 2019

A 2019 research project investigates why Indigenous Traditional Owners show limited participation in the lucrative Great Barrier Reef tourism industry. The project, conducted by the Australian Ocean Data Network, involved surveys, consultations, and interviews to map opportunities and assess obstacles. It resulted in a report with recommendations for Traditional Owner groups, tourism stakeholders, and regulatory authorities.

Use Cases

• Analyzing barriers to Indigenous participation in tourism based on survey and interview findings mentioned in the description
• Mapping opportunities for Indigenous tourism ventures based on consultations with Traditional Owner groups
• Assessing regulatory and management recommendations for coral reef tourism stakeholders

Strengths

• Project conducted through a combination of surveys, consultations, and interviews, suggesting a mixed-methods approach
• Focus on a specific and understudied topic: Indigenous participation in the Great Barrier Reef tourism industry

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Surveys, consultations with Traditional Owner groups and regulatory authorities, and interviews with tourism operators.

Time Range

2019-2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 22:56:19.224497; freshness should be verified

Geography

Great Barrier Reef