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Estimating the impact of whaling on global whale-watching [PDF]
Tourism Management, 2009 After the commercial whaling moratorium was enacted in 1986, whale watching became one of the fastest growing tourism industries worldwide. As whaling was regarded as an activity incompatible with whale watching, the possible resumption of commercial whaling caused an urgent need to investigate the potential negative effects of whaling on the whale ...
Hsiao-I Kuo +2 more
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Editorial: Whale-Watching Impacts: Science, Human Dimensions and Management [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Whale watching, the activity of sighting cetaceans in their natural habitat, and the basis of tourism industries worldwide, has been growing in the last decades.
Aldo S. Pacheco +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Whale watching has become an important economic activity for many coastal areas where whales aggregate at certain times of year. Las Perlas Archipelago in Panama is a breeding ground for humpback whales, where the numbers of both visitors and tour ...
Susana Cárdenas +5 more
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Developing cetacean-friendly guidelines, from whale watching to offshore wind farm operation
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Developing offshore wind farms may impact cetaceans due to vessel collisions and underwater noise. Therefore, it is critical to protect cetaceans while developing offshore wind farms. We first studied the code of conduct/guidelines for whale watching and
Yu-Ju Chen, Pey-Yi Lee
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Using Automatic Identification System (AIS) Data to Estimate Whale Watching Effort
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The growing concerns about the negative effects caused by whale watching on wild cetacean populations are evincing the need to measure whale watching effort more precisely.
Javier Almunia +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Marine organisms inhabiting coastal waters are known to be driven by periodic cycles such as diel, tidal, and seasonal changes. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) breed in shallow and warm coastal waters, with males singing complex songs during the
Koki Tsujii +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Soundscapes with minimal anthropogenic noise sources are key for the survival and effective communication of marine mammals. The Gulf of Tribugá is part of the breeding ground for humpback whale Stock G. Currently, no large-scale infrastructure exists on
Maria Paula Rey-Baquero +10 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 As the growth of the whale-watching activity increases rapidly around the world, the challenge of responsible management and sustainability also rises.
Laura V. Soto-Cortés +3 more
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The Impact of Vessels on Humpback Whale Behavior: The Benefit of Added Whale Watching Guidelines
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The concurrent increase in marine tourism and vessel traffic around the world highlights the need for developing responsible whale watching guidelines. To determine the impact of vessel presence on humpback whale behaviors in Maui Nui, a land-based study
Jens J. Currie +4 more
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Looking for North Atlantic Baleen Whales: When are they coming to the Azores?
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014 The archipelago of the Azores is like an oasis in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Surrounded by deep waters, those islands are a “must stop” place for every traveler, including, of course, cetaceans.
Laura González, Miranda van der Linde
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