WASHINGTON, DC - A cewar wani sabon bincike na duniya wanda masu bincike a Jami'ar British Columbia da sauran masana kimiyya suka jagoranta, kallon shark shine babban abin da ke haifar da tattalin arziki ga kasashe da dama, yana samar da dala miliyan 314 a duk shekara. Da yake ambaton hasashen binciken cewa yawon shakatawa da ke da alaka da shark zai iya ninka fiye da ninki biyu a cikin shekaru 20, yana samar da sama da dala miliyan 780 a duk shekara, The Pew Charitable Trusts tana yin kira da a kara ba da kariya ga sharks ta hanyar nada wurare masu tsarki a duniya.
Yawon shakatawa da ke da alaƙa da Shark kasuwanci ne mai haɓaka a duk duniya, tare da kafaffen ayyuka a cikin aƙalla wurare 83 a cikin ƙasashe 29. Ko da yake wurare irin su Afirka ta Kudu, Amurka, da Ostiraliya sun mamaye wannan masana'antar, sha'anin yawon shakatawa na shark yana zama abin alfanu ga tattalin arziƙi ga ƙasashe da ke fadin Tekun Indiya da yankunan Tekun Pasifik. Binciken ya gano cewa kallon shark yana jan hankalin masu yawon bude ido 590,000 kuma yana tallafawa sama da ayyuka 10,000 kowace shekara.
Haɓaka a wuraren shakatawa na shark da ƙimar tattalin arzikinsa na iya haifar da sha'awar kafa wuraren tsafi na sharks, waɗanda ke taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin lafiyar tsarin ruwa. A cikin 'yan shekarun nan, kasashe tara - Palau, Maldives, Honduras, Tokelau, Bahamas, Marshall Islands, Cook Islands, Faransa Polynesia, da New Caledonia - sun kirkiro wurare masu tsarki ta hanyar hana kamun kifi na kasuwanci don kare dabbobin da ke cikin ruwa.
"A bayyane yake cewa sharks suna ba da gudummawa ga kyakkyawan yanayin ruwa, wanda shine mafi mahimmanci ga rayuwar rayuwar miliyoyin mutane na dogon lokaci, al'adu, da kuma kudi na miliyoyin mutane a duniya," in ji Jill Hepp, darektan kare lafiyar shark na duniya a Pew. "Ƙasashe da yawa suna da ƙwaƙƙwaran kuɗi don kiyaye sharks da wuraren da suke zama."
Sabanin yadda masana'antar yawon shakatawa ke karuwa, darajar kamun kifi a duniya na raguwa, musamman sakamakon kamun kifi. Kimanin sharks miliyan 100 ne ake kashewa a kowace shekara musamman saboda finsu, waɗanda ake amfani da su don yin miya ta shark, wani abinci da ya shahara a Asiya.
ABUBUWAN DA ZA KU GUDU DAGA WANNAN LABARI:
- The increase in shark ecotourism and its economic value can lead to interest in establishing sanctuaries for sharks, which play a critical role in the health of marine systems.
- In recent years, nine countries — Palau, the Maldives, Honduras, Tokelau, The Bahamas, the Marshall Islands, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and New Caledonia — have created sanctuaries by prohibiting commercial shark fishing to protect the animals in their waters.
- According to a new global analysis led by researchers at the University of British Columbia and other scientists, shark watching is a major economic driver for dozens of countries, generating $314 million annually.
