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Frequency of recreational visitation to the Marine Park
Young and Temperton, 2008:
A quantitative survey conducted in August 2007 among residents of Queensland coastal communities and three Australian capital cities found that one in three Queensland coastal respondents had visited the Marine Park between one and ten times. A further seven per cent had visited the Marine Park more often.
Citation and/or URL
Young, J. & Temperton, J. 2008, Measuring community attitudes and awareness towards the Great Barrier Reef 2007. Research Publication 90, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Australia
Spatial Coverage
Australia wide
Temporal Coverage
2007
Update Frequency
Annual
Other Information
Nil
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