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Whales vs. gulls: Assessing trade-offs in wildlife and waste management in Patagonia, Argentina

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2015-12-01
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Stefanski, SF
Villasante, S
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© 2015 Elsevier B.V.In Península Valdés, (Patagonia) Argentina, the consequences of poor waste management and an overpopulation of kelp gulls has led to gulls feeding on living southern right whales, potentially causing losses to the tourism industry through loss in coastal quality and suboptimal right whale viewing experiences. Despite local progress in closing waste disposal sites and culling gulls, both waste and pest problems persist. While this problem could impact the long-term viability of the site as a whale watching destination and present conservation concerns, little research has been done concerning the socio-economic aspects of the problem. The present study interviewed 650 tourists about their willingness to pay to manage the gulls versus the waste in order to reduce the gull population and remove the risk to the whales. This research finds that tourists favor addressing the human-driven component of the problem, the waste, over culling the natural component of the problem, the kelp gulls. These findings present a remarkable insight to assessing trade-offs between two management strategies to a local problem associated with coastal development and tourism. The results could further be broadened to other destinations facing waste and pest management challenges in the face of growing tourism and urbanization.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/9481
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10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.11.012
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Stefanski, SF; & Villasante, S (2015). Whales vs. gulls: Assessing trade-offs in wildlife and waste management in Patagonia, Argentina. Ecosystem Services, 16. pp. 294-305. 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.11.012. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/9481.
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Stephanie Stefanski

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My research applies resource and development economics towards measuring trade-offs in marine resource management. My current doctoral research assesses how configuration of rights based management influence economic, social, and ecological outcomes, with a focus on individual transferable quota (ITQ) programs in Argentine fisheries. In general, my research aims to assess resource management design and implementation to develop management strategies that support coastal community
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