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Portuguese Artificial Reef Modules: Are They Suitable for Dive Tourism?

Portuguese Artificial Reef Modules: Are They Suitable for Dive Tourism?

Jorge H. P. Ramos
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781668423448|ISBN10: 1668423448|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668423455|EISBN13: 9781668423462
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2344-8.ch007
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Ramos, Jorge H. P. "Portuguese Artificial Reef Modules: Are They Suitable for Dive Tourism?." Impact of Artificial Reefs on the Environment and Communities, edited by Jorge H. P. Ramos, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 127-150. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2344-8.ch007

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Ramos, J. H. (2022). Portuguese Artificial Reef Modules: Are They Suitable for Dive Tourism?. In J. Ramos (Ed.), Impact of Artificial Reefs on the Environment and Communities (pp. 127-150). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2344-8.ch007

Chicago

Ramos, Jorge H. P. "Portuguese Artificial Reef Modules: Are They Suitable for Dive Tourism?." In Impact of Artificial Reefs on the Environment and Communities, edited by Jorge H. P. Ramos, 127-150. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2344-8.ch007

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Abstract

Artificial reefs (AR) for diving must have certain characteristics that are not activity-limiting. Likewise, these characteristics are generally fundamental for good diving experiences. In this aspect, AR must not be at a great depth, and they must have a diverse bio-colonization by several species of various taxa and attract diver interest. In Portugal, Algarve (South) and Nazaré (Centre) reef modules were deployed at depths that can be considered as potential for diving. In this chapter, an approach is made using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy logic (a method called fuzzy analytic hierarchy process: FAHP) defining what is the likely interest for potential diving tourism activities in each of the locations presenting AR modules. The results obtained by using these methods allowed to further discover the importance of AR in Algarve and Nazaré.

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