A proposed tourism project off the coast of Nova Scotia to let people watch great white sharks through the bars of a submerged cage requires a balancing act between sightseeing and the needs of the animals, says one expert.
Shark watching is a growing global tourism industry, but it has the potential to do harm, Fred Whoriskey, executive director of the Ocean Tracking Network at Dalhousie University, said in a recent interview.
Owner Neil Hammerschlag, who has a PhD in marine biology and fisheries from the University of Miami, said he’s conducted research on sharks and the potential effects of ecotourism. MacNeil said he is particularly concerned about Hammerschlag’s plan to offer sightseeing tours about five kilometres off the shore of Liverpool, N.S., where surfers commonly ride waves.
But MacNeil said that distance “seems to be pulled out of thin air,” adding that he would like the government to come up with a science-based justification for that number. The great white shark is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, and listed as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
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