Potential, impact and sustainable approach of fishing tourism in Kenyir Lake / Mohd Ariff Alias
Changing trends in travel pattern, recreational and adventure tourism which consist of various enjoyable activities are rapidly growing and becoming more popular. As such, Malaysia is promoting fishing activities as one of the divisions under recreational tourism due to the vast potential and sel...
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my-uitm-ir.177022019-02-18T01:34:25Z Potential, impact and sustainable approach of fishing tourism in Kenyir Lake / Mohd Ariff Alias 2013 Alias, Mohd Ariff Changing trends in travel pattern, recreational and adventure tourism which consist of various enjoyable activities are rapidly growing and becoming more popular. As such, Malaysia is promoting fishing activities as one of the divisions under recreational tourism due to the vast potential and selection of fishing locale which have diverse species of fish in accordance with the equatorial climate of the country. This study aimed to explore the potential, impact of developments and the sustainable approach that have been implemented in order to preserve the natural resources as well as maintaining the numbers of incoming visitors to Kenyir Lake. Qualitative approach with semi-structured interview with fishing experts was undertaken to get valid data on the development and sustainable strategies that have been executed at the research area. Findings clearly revealed that, fishing tourism has a big potential to attract more tourists to the country and there are identical data on the positive and negative impacts of the development within the Kenyir Lake area. There are many strategies being implemented by Central Terengganu Development Authorities (KETENGAH) and Malaysia Fishing Association (PeMM) together with knowledgeable anglers who strive to preserve Kenyir Lake for future generations to come. 2013 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/17702/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/17702/2/TM_MOHD%20ARIFF%20ALIAS%20HM%2013_5.pdf text en public mphil masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management |
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Changing trends in travel pattern, recreational and adventure tourism which consist of
various enjoyable activities are rapidly growing and becoming more popular. As such,
Malaysia is promoting fishing activities as one of the divisions under recreational tourism
due to the vast potential and selection of fishing locale which have diverse species of fish
in accordance with the equatorial climate of the country. This study aimed to explore the
potential, impact of developments and the sustainable approach that have been
implemented in order to preserve the natural resources as well as maintaining the
numbers of incoming visitors to Kenyir Lake. Qualitative approach with semi-structured
interview with fishing experts was undertaken to get valid data on the development and
sustainable strategies that have been executed at the research area. Findings clearly
revealed that, fishing tourism has a big potential to attract more tourists to the country
and there are identical data on the positive and negative impacts of the development
within the Kenyir Lake area. There are many strategies being implemented by Central
Terengganu Development Authorities (KETENGAH) and Malaysia Fishing Association
(PeMM) together with knowledgeable anglers who strive to preserve Kenyir Lake for
future generations to come. |
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potential, impact and sustainable approach of fishing tourism in kenyir lake / mohd ariff alias |
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