The Toll of Tourism
Jan 13
Despite the fact that most states and countries have specific regulations about taking shells from beaches, and that airports seize tons of them at checkpoints every week, seashells are still vanishing around the world as global tourism continues to increase. Despite the intent of any one individual tourist, this sentimental and bizarrely universal urge to stealseashells adds up and harms the surrounding marine habitats.
According to a recent article by Allison Winter on EnvironmentalNewsNetwork.com, “A new study conducted by researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History on the University of Florida campus and the University of Barcelona demonstrates that increased tourism on the Mediterranean coast of Spain correlated with a 70 percent decrease in mollusk shells during the tourist season in July and August and a 60 percent decrease in other months.”
Source: http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/46881
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