Results Of The Sport Diving And Great Lakes Aquatic Parks Survey: Executive Summary

These survey results provide insights on subscribers to "Skin Diver" magazine and their attitudes on visiting a Great Lakes aquatic park. Descriptive statistics and discussions of results are presented on survey methods, scuba diving demographics, scuba diving background and activity, sport diving trip behavior, benefits of sport diving, beliefs about Great Lakes sport diving and tourism, attributes or characteristics of a Great Lakes aquatic park, and important aspects of aquatic park development and management. The author provides a perspective on the use of a marketing approach in management of shipwrecks and other public resources. Grant no. NA89AA-D-SG083