Valuing conservation and natural wealth: The blue economy of manta ray watching in the Maldives.

Moloney HM, Rojas MIG, Rothe N, Armstrong AO, Ballard K, Barraud F, Hamdan F, Richardson AJ, Riyad EM, Sawers TJ, Townsend KA, Stevens GMW

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326719
Published: 2026
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0326719,
  title = {Valuing conservation and natural wealth: The blue economy of manta ray watching in the Maldives.},
  author = {Moloney HM and Rojas MIG and Rothe N and Armstrong AO and Ballard K and Barraud F and Hamdan F and Richardson AJ and Riyad EM and Sawers TJ and Townsend KA and Stevens GMW},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0326719},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326719}
}

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AU  - Rojas MIG
AU  - Rothe N
AU  - Armstrong AO
AU  - Ballard K
AU  - Barraud F
AU  - Hamdan F
AU  - Richardson AJ
AU  - Riyad EM
AU  - Sawers TJ
AU  - Townsend KA
AU  - Stevens GMW
PY  - 2026
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HM, M., MIG, R., N, R., AO, A., K, B., F, B., F, H., AJ, R., EM, R., TJ, S., KA, T., & GMW, S. (2026). Valuing conservation and natural wealth: The blue economy of manta ray watching in the Maldives.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326719

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