Cairns-Port Douglas Region Great Barrier Reef Baseline Visitor Survey on Assisted Coral Recovery Perceptions

This dataset is from a survey of 708 visitors to the Great Barrier Reef on five tourism vessels in the Cairns-Port Douglas region, in September and October 2024. It represents a baseline study of public perceptions of assisted coral recovery devices, observed by the Reef visitors in situ. The data were collected as part of a study within the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP), under the Subprogram ‘Best Practice Stakeholder and Traditional Owner Engagement’. The study was reviewed and approved by the CSIRO Social Science Human Research Ethics Committee (Approval #131/21) in accordance with Australia’s National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007). Details about the purpose of the study, the handling and uses of the data, respondents’ anonymity and other ethical considerations were provided on the survey cover sheet, and all respondents’ participation was entirely voluntary.\nLineage: Survey respondents were English speaking GBR visitors over 18 years of age, who took part in a GBR day trip on one of five selected vessels, visiting site(s) in the Cairns-Port Douglas region at which ACR devices were deployed, during September and October 2023. Questionnaires were distributed in paper form by a member of the research team and/or a member of the vessel crew on the return journey from the reef to Cairns or Port Douglas. Data from the paper questionnaires was subsequently inputted to the database in MS Excel. A PDF copy of the questionnaire is provided as accompanying information. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land and sea country on which this study took place, including the Gunggandji, Yirrganydji, and Eastern Kuku Yalanji peoples.

本数据集源自2024年9月至10月间，对凯恩斯-道格拉斯港区域5艘旅游游船的708名大堡礁（Great Barrier Reef, GBR）游客开展的问卷调查。本研究属于大堡礁修复与适应计划（Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program, RRAP）下属“最佳利益相关者与传统所有者参与”子计划的一部分，旨在针对游客实地观测到的辅助珊瑚恢复（assisted coral recovery, ACR）装置的公众认知开展基线调查。该研究已通过澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO）社会科学人类研究伦理委员会审查批准（批准号：131/21），符合澳大利亚《人类研究伦理行为国家声明（2007）》相关要求。研究目的、数据处理与使用规范、受访者匿名性保障及其他伦理相关事项均已在问卷封面中明确说明，所有受访者均自愿参与本次调研。
溯源说明：本次调研的受访者为2023年9月至10月期间，搭乘指定5艘游船参与大堡礁一日游、年满18岁且以英语为母语的大堡礁游客，调研地点为凯恩斯-道格拉斯港区域内部署了辅助珊瑚恢复装置的点位。研究团队成员及游船船员在从大堡礁返回凯恩斯或道格拉斯港的返程途中，向受访者发放纸质问卷。后续研究人员将纸质问卷数据录入微软Excel（MS Excel）数据库。本数据集附带问卷的PDF版本。
本研究开展于大堡礁海域及沿岸传统领地，谨向该区域的传统所有者与管护者致谢，包括贡甘迪（Gunggandji）、伊尔甘吉（Yirrganydji）及东部库库亚兰吉（Eastern Kuku Yalanji）族群。