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Abstract. Anna Z, Saputra DS. 2017. Economic valuation of whale shark tourism in Cenderawasih Bay National Park, Papua,
Indonesia. Biodiversitas 18: 1026-1034. The whale sharks aggregation in the waters of Cenderawasih Bay has an impact on improving
the marine tourism industry in the region. On the other hands, Whale Shark is one of the species listed in the Red List of Threatened
Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the vulnerable status, means that a whale shark populations have
been reduced by 20% to 50% within 10 years or three generations. The decline numbers of whale sharks caused by human activities that
damage the fish and the habitat, such as fishing and tourism activities. This is due to the lack of public awareness about the function and
value of these resources and its habitat. The whale shark has inherent value as marine resources, and has an environmental services
value, in relation to tourism activities. This paper measures the economic value and environmental services of the whale shark and its
habitat. The method of Travel Cost is used to calculate the value of expenditures incurred by both foreign and local tourists. The study
also measured the value obtained by tourist operators, the value of fishing activities, and the value of the habitat, through the people's
Willingness to Pay (WTP), using Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). From the result of the overall economic valuation can be
determined the estimated value of whale shark tourism, as well as Cenderawasih Bay National Park area, amounted to IDR 35.5 trillion.
The policy implication of this research is the need for appreciation of the whale sharks value, as well as its habitat, by managing and
developing conservation areas, and community capacity building on the understanding of the importance of whale sharks and its
conservation.
Keywords: Whale shark tourism, economic valuation, Travel Cost Methods, Contingent Valuation Methods, Willingness To Pay
shark population decline was also due to the slow growth fishing activities in the region, which is calculated directly
rate of these fish (Norman and Catlin 2007). from the survey to the fishermen of their net income.
However, tourism activities aimed to see a whale shark Whale sharks habitat in Cenderawasih Bay National
sightings, considered to be less destructive and provide Park (CBNP) region, located in the waters of Kampung
greater economic benefits than the hunting of the whale Akudiomi or commonly known as Kwatisore, Subdistrict
shark (Davis et al.1997; Bentz 2013; O 'Malley et.al 2013; of Yaur, Nabire District, Papua Province, Indonesia. The
Cagua et.al. 2014). Study of economic valuation of study was conducted in Cenderawasih Bay, using the
O'Malley et al. (2013), which is supported by Wild Aid, questionnaires to fishermen, tourists and tourist operator, to
found that fish Manta Ray, worth the US $ 1 million dollars determine the value of revenue from capture fisheries,
in tourism activities, compared with earned income for expenditure of tourists and other costs to be incurred by
only $ 40- $ 500 USD if fish captured and killed. Thus the tourists through tourist operators, as well as the tourists'
value of Manta Ray of life, 2000 times greater than when WTP to manage the CBNP.
captured and died. The number of respondents interviewed during the
Whale shark tourism activity became popular in study includes 71 respondents, comprised of 20 fishermen,
Indonesia, and Cenderawasih Bay became one of the 1 tourist operator, 36 local tourists, and 14 foreign tourists.
destinations that are quite promising to be developed. Analysis of revealed preference can be obtained from
Cenderawasih Bay National Park (CBNP), is a tourist's expenditures, using the Travel cost methods
conservation area, which consists of the land area of 68,000 (Wood and Trice 1958; Clawson and Knetsh 1966; Carr
ha, includes the coastal plains, around 12,400 ha, and land and Mendelson 2003).
on the islands of 55 800 ha, as well as extensive water/sea The method is used to analyze the demand for outdoor
with an area of 1.3853 million ha, covering the coral reef recreation, in this case, enjoy the attractions of whale
area of 80,000 ha, and the sea of 1.305 million ha sharks in CBNP. This study uses the individual travel cost
(Pattiselanno 2005; Pattiselanno and Jimmy 2014). The methods. The method examines the cost of each, to come to
purpose of the enactment of CBNP, is to maintain and tourist's destination. By knowing the pattern of consumer
preserve the function of the region and to preserve the expenditure, then the value of consumers for environmental
diversity of flora, fauna, and ecosystems found in the services can be known. To understand the relationship
region. between the number of visits to several economic and
Information on the economic value of tourism whale socio-demographic variables, we use a simple regression
shark is very important to note for management purposes. (OLS). The equation is built with the hypothesis that a visit
Decision-making regarding the development of the area is to the tourist attractions, will be greatly influenced by the
one that should be executed by the government. An cost of travel, and it is negatively correlated. Thus the
economic valuation is a tool that can be used to calculate demand curve has a negative slope. The demand function
the benefits and costs of trade-off, of the policies to be equation is a formula:
taken. This study is expected to be a valuable input for the
decision-making process, therefore good for biodiversity Vij = f(Cij, Iij, xij)
conservation of whale shark, the continued of tourism
development and management of the marine park area. Where:
Vij = No of visit per year
Cij = Tourist’s Cost/ Expenditure per visit
MATERIALS AND METHODS Iij = Income
xij =Other sociodemography variables, such as age,
To understand the development of tourism whale sharks education, dummy gender and dummy tourist origin (local
in Cenderawasih Bay, this study concentrates on the non- and foreign).
market value of the whale sharks in Cenderawasih Bay, as
seen from the value of tourism whale sharks, using the From the regression equation, obtained the demand
value of consumer surplus (CS) derived from the function for the average visitor comes, and the area under
community's reveal preferences, through their pattern of the demand curve is the average of the consumer surplus.
expenditures, in visiting CBNP, to see the whale sharks. The demand curve is constructed with the following
The CS value is a proxy of Willingness to Pay (WTP) of assumptions: (i) The cost of travel and time costs are used
the society, in watching these species in their habitat, as a proxy for the price of recreation. (ii) The travel time is
which in this case can be interpreted as a willingness to neutral, meaning not producing utility and disutility. (iii)
conserve value (let the whale sharks live in the wild) and The visit is a single travel (not multi trips).
enjoy the environmental services of the species. The study
also calculated the value of the region of CBNP, using In a linear model, the demand function is written as:
economic valuation techniques for non-use value, state
preference. Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) is hired V = α0 + α1 C + α2 I + α3 xij
to obtain the value of the community per ha per year
(WTP) of CBNP, towards conservation, so that the region's For semi-log model the demand function is:
biodiversity is maintained. In addition, to assess the market
value of the CBNP region, it is also calculated the value of ln V = α0 + α1 C + α2 I + α3 xij
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2010) and continued to increase until the year 2015. The data on how the numbers of visitors who use the travel or
increase in the number of tourist arrivals, continue, as there tour package so no calculation of the package.
is growing recognition of whale sharks in CBNP globally. The structure of expenditure of local tourist and foreign
The majority of tourists who visit CBNP are foreign tourist respondents, including fees ranging from
tourists (except the years 2012 and 2015). Increasing the transportation costs incurred by the respondents to visit
number of visitors also has an impact on improving the tourist sites, both going and returning home, admission fee,
Non-Tax State Revenue (Table 1). By taking a random the cost of consumption, the cost of souvenirs and other
sample through the field survey, and interviews with a expenses (rent a boat, diving equipment, etc.). From the
structured questionnaire, descriptive statistics obtained interviews, it is revealed that the average total cost of local
from the local tourist respondents as Table 2. As for tourists is IDR 4,1 million per visit, while foreign tourists
foreign tourists, the structure of the respondent descriptive amounted to IDR 18.9 million per visit. Thus the total
statistics can be seen in Table 3. economic value of Whale sharks tourism in CBNP reached
In order to achieve CBNP, and enjoy the whale sharks IDR 142.35 billion per year or US$ 10.54 Million (using
attractions, tourists can go directly to Nabire, using aircraft the tourist data 2015). The contribution of foreign tourists
from several major cities in Indonesia. Tourists can take a reached 82.4%, while only 17.6% of local tourists.
tour package for IDR 5.000.000 per day, covering Nabire Analysis of Travel Cost Method (TCM) is hired for the
airport pickup, transportation from Nabire to Kwatisore entire respondent (local tourists and foreign tourists). The
(return), consumption (3 meals and 2 snacks), the use of function derived from regression analysis between the
diving equipment and snorkel, accommodations, and number of visits to the total costs incurred, and other socio-
activities in the field. Tourists placed in an inn, near the demographic variables, as follows:
village, which is named Kali Lemon Resort, which was
built by the community with the assistance of organizations Linear Model:
Papua Pro. Thus, if seen from the number of foreign No of Visit = 0.26 + 0.00581Age + 1.18Gender - 0.059
tourists there (the average foreign tourist arrivals recorded Education - 0.00000014 Cost+0.00000019 Income -
using this package) assuming local tourists not to use a 0.000096 Distance - 0.30 Local tourist.
package tour, the tour operator has a turnover of IDR
3,107,000,000 per year or IDR 6,410,000,000 in 2015. Table 1. Number of tourists in Cenderawasih Bay National Park,
Some of the tourists come to CBNP using Phinisi (live Papua, Indonesia, and the value of non-tax state revenue
aboard), which originated from Bali and Sorong. Live (PNPB)
aboard usually go into CBNP region through Manokwari,
Number of Tourists /Year Non-Tax National
Nabire, or Biak. As live board meaning, which is living on Year
Local Foreign Total Revenue (PNPB) IDR
the boat, so, all the needs of tourists (accommodation,
2011 408 339 747 80.250.000
transportation, consumption, diving equipment, etc.), have 2012 933 831 1764 221.605.000
been fulfilled in it, at a price of IDR 7 million per day. 2013 756 1046 1802 249.793.000
Because of all the activities and needs of tourists are on 2014 872 1434 2306 369.999.000
board, so that the interaction between tourists and local 2015 3144 2564 5708 586.160.000
communities are usually very limited. However, there is no Total 6113 6214 12327 1.507.807.000
Table 2. Descriptive statistics for local tourist respondent in Cenderawasih Bay National Park, Papua, Indonesia
Table 3. Descriptive statistic foreign tourist respondents in Cenderawasih Bay National Park, Papua, Indonesia
Semi Log Model: the total WTP of whale shark conservation value is IDR
Ln No of Visit= 0.017 + 0.0126 Age + 0.3136 Gender - 770.16 million per year (data in total tourist arrivals in
0.0034 Education - 0.00000005 Cost+ 0.00000003 Income 2015). While using a semi-log model, the total value of
- 0.000014 Distance - 0.1242 Local tourist. Whale shark environmental services is IDR 704.29 million
per year. This value is of course still very small compared
The performance of statistical regression analysis to to the existing potential. This value can be increased for
model the linear and semi-log can be seen in Table example by managing price uncertainty and tourist fees due
4. From Table 4 can be seen that the linear and semi-log to transaction costs, which has been the issue that is
regression model, has an R2 45.7% and 48.6%, which relevant in this area, which make tourists reluctant to come
means the number of visits can be explained by the to this region.
explanatory variables as much as 45.7% and 48.6%, the The analysis conducted further is the WTP calculations
rest by other variables. The condition of the low value of to determine the respondents (tourists) willingness to pay,
R2 is not an issue as the criteria of a good model in the for the management of CBNP per ha per year. The features
regression as TCM (Maille and Mendelson 1993; Hanley of local respondents WTP values, shown in Table 5. Based
and Spash 1995; Khan 2006; Khan et al. 2014, Fauzi on data in the table, the value of the average WTP local
2014). For the linear model, the variables age, gender, have respondents IDR 2,513.89. As for foreign tourist’s WTP
significant value with 90% confidence level, while for distribution is as Table 6. Based on data in the table, the
costs and income, have a significant value of 95% value of the average WTP of foreign respondents is IDR
confidence level. As for the model semi-log, the variables 6,428.57. The average value of the respondent’s WTP, can
are significant at the level of 90% is a variable of gender be used as a reference in determining the value of the price
and cost. per hectare which can then be used as funds to implement
Furthermore, to determine the effects of all variables on the conservation and utilization of the National Park.
the dependent variable can be seen from the value of F at Furthermore, to obtain a total value WTP (TWTP)
the table has a probability of less than 0.05 or 5% for both respondents, calculated based on the distribution of
models, meaning that all the variables jointly affect the respondents WTP local / foreign. WTP value in each class
dependent variable number of visits. Value Durbin-Watson multiplied by the relative frequency (ni/N) is then
statistic (DW) at 1.57 and 1.41 (-2 <DW <2), indicating multiplied by the population of each class WTP. The
that there is no interference autocorrelation on both models. multiplication result is then summed, to obtain the value of
And VIF value below 10 indicates no multicollinearity. total respondents WTP. Calculation results can be seen in
From the above models, can be calculated consumer Table 7.
surplus value, which is basically is a proxy of Willingness Based on the results of these calculations, the value of
to Pay (WTP) society, from the cost side. Assuming chock total respondent's WTP for local tourists of CBNP,
price of IDR10 million rupiah, the maximum monthly amounting to IDR 7,903,666.67, per ha per year, where the
income of the respondents, the results show the value of the population is the number of visitors to National Parks.
consumer surplus of IDR 134,926.81 per visit for linear While for Foreign Respondents, the total value of WTP per
models, and IDR 123,385.96, for semi-log models. Thus ha per year can be seen in Table 8.
Table 4. Statistical regression analysis performance number of visit with sociodemography variables for linear and semi-log model
Table 9. Performance statistics regression analysis of Willingness to Payof tourists with sociodemographic variables linear models and
semi-log models
Table 11. Total value of Cenderawasih Bay National Park, Papua, Indonesia
The value of the whale shark which is the value of directed to the economic utilization of traditional fisheries
biodiversity is, of course, related to the intrinsic value of and tourism as well since both provide significant value
these species, which may be higher than the value when it benefits.
is consumed (anthropogenic value). Sandler (2012) states Policy development in tourism is an option because
that the benefits we can get from the intrinsic value of right now, tourism is becoming one of the principal exports
biodiversity, including ecosystem services, such as the for developing countries and least developed countries
purification of air and water, climatic settings, producing (LDCs): it is growing rapidly and is the most significant
oxygenated and maintain moisture. Studies on the source of foreign exchange, after petroleum (The World
economic valuation of the whale shark, whale shark Tourism Organization 2002). Besides marine tourism can
tourism activities, as well as marine park conservation area be a major source of growth and jobs. However, these
for whale shark habitat, yet many do. Some of these studies activities require planning and development of integrated,
were performed to calculate the value of whale shark inter-sectoral, inter-regional, inter-various disciplines.
tourism and whale sharks (Cesar 2004; Soliman 2004; For the purpose of integrated management of the whale
Norman 2005; Padilla 2005; Norman and Caitlin 2007; shark and the conservation area, some suggestions may be
WWF 2007; Catlin 2010; DMTO 2011; Cisneros 2013; implemented relating to continued research and
Cagua 2014). Most of the results showed that the value of management to the future of the region, such as conducting
whale sharks alive in nature, and value of environmental an assessment of the economic valuation of other tourism
services of tourism, is much greater than the value if activities, which are not recorded, such as tourism live
captured and consumed. Other studies related to the value aboard, which also contributes significantly to the national
of such protected areas, conducted by Sanchirioet al. economy. In addition, the economic valuation needs to be
(2002), Thurs (2010), Reuchlin and McKenzie (2015), done on natural resources and other environmental services
revealed that the construction of a marine conservation area in the area of CBNP, to provide a more comprehensive
is an investment that is priceless, and contribute to the view of value.
Community directly and indirectly. Furthermore, to get a more competitive tourism, the
Economic valuation of ecosystem services is often used development of CBNP, require tourism product
as a tool that has the potential to improve our collective diversification and distribution of tourist destination, as
choice of ecosystem services, as a factor in the costs and well as the need of investment breakthroughs to develop
benefits, associated with degradation (Balmford et al. 2011; remote areas outside the CBNP, that have tourism
Laurans 2013). For the case of Cenderawasih Bay, for potential, in addition to whales sharks regional
example, the utilization of the fisheries and tourism destinations, including cultural tourism. To do so, It is
activities is a choice to be made, although it does not necessary to have public awareness and education for
always have a binary choice, however, because local social engineering, behavioral changes of local
people still need to take advantage of fisheries activities, communities, so that the existing transaction costs can be
both for economic activity as well as for food security. eliminated or minimized, so that the certainty becomes
Understanding of the economic value can also provide higher and more and more tourists are interested, come to
policy direction to overcome the degradation, accelerate the area CBNP. It needs the involvement of local
ecosystem services and biodiversity, to change individual communities in tourism governance and tourism
and collective choices in terms of management decisions development as well as networking. Development of a
utilization of natural resources, and a better and sustainable responsible marine tourism, one of which is the need of
environment (NRC 2005; Randall 1988; Daily et al. 2009). quantifies the tourism carrying capacity in CBNP region.
It is also strongly associated with the assumption that we
do not protect what we do not value (Myers and Reichert
1997). Thus we usually do not value if we do not know the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
benefits, so an economic valuation is a process of
understanding the benefits and measure of value, for the
The author would like to thank the WWF Indonesia, for
purpose of protecting and managing the resources and
funding the research in 2016.
environmental services.
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