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Summary: Tourism in Marine Environments, Vol. 7. No.1. pp. 39-41 1544-273X11O $60.00 + .00
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RESEARCH NOTE
HOW EFFECTIVE ARE POSTED SIGNS TO REGULATE TOURISM?
AN EXAMPLE WITH NEW ZEALAND FUR SEALS
ALFJANDRO ACEVEDO-GUTIERREZ,* LISA ACEVEDO,t
OLGA BELONOVICH,:I: and LAURA BOREN§
*Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA
tBellingham, WA, USA
:j:Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
§UBoren Marine Mammal Consultants, Richmond, New Zealand
Increased tourism has augmented harassment to wildlife and posted signs are commonly used to
manage such interactions. This study detennined whether signs increased tourist compliance with
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