Dr Johanna Zimmerhackel of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) reported that the Semporna diving industry was worth USD72 million (RM316million) a year at the Sabah Sharks and Ray Forum 2018.
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Its Executive Director Dr Nicolas Pilcher said sharks are a major draw for local and international scuba divers, and feature in most tourism sales pitches. “You take sharks out of waters, you take a big chunk out of dive tourism receipts,” he said. Dr Johanna Zimmerhackel of the Australian Institute of Marine Science reported that the Semporna diving industry was worth USD72 million a year at the Sabah Sharks and Ray Forum 2018. Of this, she said USD22 million was based on shark diving.
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