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‘Overcrowding and sustainability’ fears cloud turtle tourism industry

Thursday 7 December 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment, National

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‘Overcrowding and sustainability’  fears cloud turtle tourism industry
Award winning photographer Charlotte Piho took three Rotorua families swimming and snorkeling with turtles on one of her photography tours in 2021. CHARLOTTE PIHO/21052823

A revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Cook Islands turtle tour operators and the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation has been proposed as the new guidelines for operations in the Avaavaroa Passage.

A revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Cook Islands turtle tour operators and the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation has been proposed as the new guidelines for operations in the Avaavaroa Passage.


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