ISP French Polynesia Recreational Scuba Diving v1

This landscape study aims to assess the current state of the recreational diving industry in French Polynesia, particularly from a local community perspective. The main focus of study will be to investigate local perceptions of industry. Particularly: The perceived impact on the local community – whether positive or negative The perceived presence or absence of local participation – motivators and deterrents such as existing barriers to entry in the industry To achieve the aims outlined, this study will also need to investigate the wider context of the French Polynesian recreational dive industry – information about which seems to be lacking in current literature. Hence, in the following protocol I highlight the procedure I followed to gather some preliminary information about the demographics of recreational scuba dive clubs in French Polynesia