Ecotourism based on the observation of sea turtles – A sustainable solution for the touristic promotion of são tomé and príncipe

Figures & data

Table 1. Number of tourists to S. Tomé and Príncipe from the main five source countries, and total arrivals between 2010 and 2014

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Portugal	3578	4385	5811	5447	7462
Angola	1105	1475	1866	1403	3051
France	514	673	843	765	1190
USA	280	-	-	-	410
UK	229	-	-	-	-
Nigéria	-	555	396	-	-
Cape verde		409	494	327	-
Spain				195	-
Gabon					443
Other countries	2257	3786	4223	6093	6074
TOTAL ARRIVALS	7963	10,319	12,743	13,708	18,187

Source: Data from the Direção Geral do Turismo of S. Tomé and Príncipe

Figure 1. Location of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea, West Coast of the African Continent.

Figure 2. Species of sea turtles occurring in S. Tomé island. Adapted from Jiménez & Vieira 2016, Tatô Program (ATM).

Table 2. Community profile

Variables	Categories	% (n)
Gender	Male Female	66.0% (37) 33.0% (19)
Age	15–28 29–39 40–51 ≥51	33.9% (19) 37.5% (21) 19.6% (11) 8.9% (5)
Education	Elementary school High school	92.9% (52) 7.1% (4)
Profession	Fisherman Palaiê^(a) Housewife Other activities	62.5% (35) 19.6% (11) 8.9% (5) 8.9% (5)

^(a) Name by which the woman fishmonger is identified (in the fisherman village of Morro de Peixe)

Table 3. Tourist profile

Variables	Categories	% (n)
Gender	Male Female	36.4% (20) 63.6% (35)
Age	18–28 29–39 40–50 ≥51	9.1% (5) 29.1% (16) 38.2% (21) 14.5% (8)
Education	Elementary school High school Graduation level Master PhD	9.1% (5) 9.1% (5) 25.5% (14) 43.6% (24) 12.7% (7)
Monthly income (net values)	No answer <1000€ 1000€-2000€ >2000€	18.2% (10) 3.6% (2) 23.6% (13) 54.5% (30)
Nationality	Portugal Other countries in Europe Other World Countries	52.7% (29) 38.2% (21) 9.1% (5)