Open AccessEnvironment Pollution in Croatia as a Consequence of Nautical Ports Development
Author(s) -
Mirjana Kovačić,
Matea Horvat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pomorski zbornik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1848-9052
pISSN - 0554-6397
DOI - 10.18048/2021.61.01.
Subject(s) - tourism , pollution , nautical mile , environmental protection , environmental planning , environmental resource management , marine pollution , environmental pollution , business , environmental science , geography , ecology , archaeology , cartography , biology
The paper research the impact of nautical tourism on environmental pollution focusing on nauticalports. Based on data on the number of nautical ports in Croatia and previous research, various casestudies and laws have been passed. Although the development of nautical tourism cannot be stoppeddespite a series of harmful effects, the reduction of environmental pollution can be influenced byemphasizing legal regulations, establishing a quality system as well as defining marine protected areas(MPA). The aim of this paper is to raise awareness of the importance of a clean and healthy ecosystemin the long run, not only in the seasonal parts of the year in order to preserve the environment andultimately the future of humanity.