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Beach safety: can drones provide a platform for sighting sharks?

Wildlife research (East Melbourne), 2019
Context. A series of unprovoked shark attacks on New South Wales (Australia) beaches between 2013 and 2015 triggered an investigation of new and emerging technologies for protecting bathers.
P. Butcher, T. Piddocke, A. Colefax, Brent Hoade, V. Peddemors, Lauren Borg, B. Cullis   +6 more
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Subaqueous and Subaerial Beach Changes after Implementation of a Mega Nourishment in Front of a Sea Dike

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
Sandy nourishments can provide additional sediment to the coastal system to maintain its recreational or safety function under rising sea levels. These nourishments can be implemented at sandy beach systems, but can also be used to reinforce gray coastal
Anna Kroon, Matthieu de Schipper, Sierd de Vries, Stefan Aarninkhof   +3 more
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Planning Tourism in Protected Natural Areas: Safety, Soft Law and Conflict Management between Beach Users. The Case of Surf in Aljezur, Portugal

Sustainability, 2021
The intensification of tourism in coastal areas can increase planning problems, with potential conflicts amongst beach users affecting their safety perceptions and, ultimately, their tourist experience.
V. Machado, J. Contreiras, A. Duarte
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Likes, comments, and emergency responses: exploring the burden of social media tourism on land managers and the need for risk communication

Health Literacy and Communication Open
Background The impact of social media on tourism has led to adverse health outcomes such as an increase in injuries and deaths at photogenic but hazardous locations, highlighting the challenges for land managers in ensuring visitor safety in the digital ...
Samuel Cornell, Robert W. Brander, Amy E. Peden   +2 more
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Real-Time Acoustic Telemetry Buoys as Tools for Nearshore Monitoring and Management

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Acoustic telemetry monitoring for tagged sharks in nearshore waters has become an important tool for beach safety management; however, detection performance can vary widely in shallow, high-energy nearshore environments where management decisions are ...
James M. Anderson, Brian S. Stirling, Patrick T. Rex, Emily A. Spurgeon, Anthony McGinnis, Zachariah S. Merson, Darnell Gadberry, Christopher G. Lowe   +7 more
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Characterization of the Pathogenic Potential of the Beach Sand Microbiome and Assessment of Quicklime as a Remediation Tool

Microorganisms, 2023
Beach sand may act as a reservoir for potential human pathogens, posing a public health risk. Despite this, the microbiological monitoring of sand microbiome is rarely performed to determine beach quality.
Irene Soffritti, Maria D’Accolti, Francesca Bini, Eleonora Mazziga, Antonella Volta, Matteo Bisi, Silvia Rossi, Francesco Viroli, Marcello Balzani, Marco Petitta, Sante Mazzacane, Elisabetta Caselli   +11 more
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Rip Currents and Beach Safety Education [PDF]

Journal of Coastal Research, 2010
Rip currents are the most serious hazard that threatens bather safety on most of the world’s surf beaches. Due to unreliable and inconsistent data collection methods, the number of rip drownings in the U.S. and worldwide is not known. However in the U.S., it is estimated that between 100 and 150, mostly inexperienced bathers drown annually in rip ...
John Fletemeyer, Stephen Leatherman
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Pengembangan Development of coastal tourism in Central Buton Regency: (Studies on Mutiara, Wantopi, and Katembe)

Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2020
This study aims to explore the problems and find strategies for developing beach tourism in ButonTengah Regency, namely Mutiara beach tourism in Gumanano village, Wantopi beach tourism in Wantopi village, and Katembe beach tourism in Madongka village ...
Ahmad Zulkivar La Bonto, Roafiaty Rofiaty, Christin Susilowati   +2 more
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Tinjauan Kebutuhan Wisatawan di Objek Wisata Pantai Padang [PDF]

, 2015
This study aimed to describe about travelers needs in Padang Coast Attractions in the review: physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs and self-actualization needs.This type of research is descriptive with qualitative data.Data ...
Chair, I. M. (Ira), Kasmita, K. (Kasmita), Zuhra, U. F. (Usie)   +2 more
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An Economic Analysis of Coastal Beach Safety Information-Seeking Behavior

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2017
We estimate a bivariate probit model using data from a survey of Maine and New Hampshire beachgoers to (i) assess the impact of exposure to and contact with beach waters on safety information-seeking behaviors, and (ii) compare information-seeking ...
Abigail R. Kaminski, K. Bell, C. Noblet, Keith S. Evans   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source