In measures of resilience and lack ofresilience across the three groups of enterprises. All three groups ofenterprises had an average score of above 3 on a five point Likertscale (1 ¼ strongly disagree to 5 ¼ strongly agree) on the measures
of resilience, although there were significant differences across the
three enterprises in their perceived adaptability.
Overall, 38% of enterprises indicated that they would exit the
reef tourism industry when faced with the scenario of a 50% slump
in tourism for 12 months. This result varied between the groups,and only 26% of the Thai longtail boat enterprises and 32% of theThai formal sector enterprises indicated that they would exit in the
face of 50% slump for 12 months. In contrast, 60% of the enterprises
on the GBR reported that they would exit reef tourism when presented
the scenario of a 50% slump for 12 months