Naturum Vålådalen in cooperation with locally based tourism companies Experiences from Kullaberg, ecotourism and a possible certification   Moa Ashbourne Larsson   This study aimed to examine how the visitor center naturum Kullaberg managed to implement a cooperation with the commercial guide company Kullabergsguiderna and to see if it was possible to apply that working model on the visitor center naturum Vålådalen and the surrounding ecotourism companies. Furthermore this report tried to define the concept of ecotourism and look closer on the certification system. The main method of this study was based on interviews with relevant parties. The result showed that theoretically it's possible to implement a cooperation between local ecotourism companies and naturum Vålådalen. To manage a cooperation between an authority and an external commercial company you will need to do a public procurement or make sure that there will be no competition or financial compensation. The study of ecotourism and certification showed that the definition has and still is being reinterpreted and that it is hard to maintain a credible certification. The results showed that in most cases, there is a difference between ecotourism and sustainability, this reports means that ecotourism should contain sustainability and also preservation and interpretation of the local community. This reports definition of ecotourism is: a sustainable activity that both support and anchor its operation in the local area, where both its nature and culture values are being preserved, managed and mediated. The three pillars of sustainability should be reoccurring in the business and something that every visitor should be able to take part of.

The harbor porpoise is considered a threatened species in Swedish waters. A full understanding of its ecology and relationship to other species is important when designing effective conservation plans. This thesis aims to investigate the relationships between harbor porpoises and their prey by comparing the acoustic activity patterns of harbor porpoises and the movement patterns of some of their prey species available at Kullaberg, Sweden. For this purpose, the scientific literature of porpoise and fish activity patterns has been reviewed. Results show that harbor porpoises may follow vertically migrating herring, but further studies are needed to confirm this. It is also possible that the activity pattern of porpoises does not follow exactly the movements of a certain species of prey, but that they rather feed upon several species, and therefore change their behavior accordingly throughout the diurnal cycle.