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History of tourism use in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Skeat, 2003:
"Reef tourism grew rapidly in the 1980s and early 1990s, assisted by improved air access to a number of regional centres (including an international airport in Cairns) and improved road transport links. In the early 1980s visitor numbers to the Marine Park were increasing by about 30% per year. There was also a steady growth in the number of operations over this time, and the capacity, range and diversity of products offered expanded markedly. High-speed modern vessels extended the range of a day trip to the reef to over 50 nautical miles (Skeat, 705)."
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http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/info_services/library/resources/staff_papers/getfpdf.html?id=1307
Spatial Coverage
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Temporal Coverage
2003
Update Frequency
Not applicable
Other Information
None
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