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Scuba divers willing to pay for conservation

A new study finds that scuba divers are willing to pay higher prices to see a healthy ocean ecosystem.
Mark Mohlmann / Hawai′i Institute of Marine Biology
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   |   09-02-2008
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In fact, 71 % of the divers surveyed said they would pay $35 more for a chance to see sharks while on a dive. That extra charge would go to protecting living ocean resources. And could bring $212 million annually to marine Conservation.

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