Exposure to whale watching vessels affects dive ascents and resting behavior in sperm whales
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Disturbance from whale watching can induce a wide range of behavioral responses in cetaceans, some of which can affect their energetic balance and, ultimately, their long-term fitness.
Cláudia Oliveira +5 more
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Risso's dolphins alter daily resting pattern in response to whale watching at the Azores [PDF]
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Hartman, Karin L. +7 more
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Do whale-watching experiences and tourist expectations align? A comparison of three Macaronesian destinations. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis study examines the alignment between whale-watching experiences and tourist expectations in three different destinations. Whale-watching is a global tourist activity, with locations such as the Canary Islands (Spain) and the Azores (Portugal) in ...
Claudia Hurtado-Pampín +5 more
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Impact of climate change on sustainable management of gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) populations: Whale-watching and conservation [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2013 Some pods of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) breed every winter at three lagoons along the Baja California Peninsula and then migrate to feeding grounds on the Bering and Chukchi Seas. The number of whales arriving to the lagoons fluctuates yearly
Salvadeo Christian J. +5 more
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Willingness to engage in marine conservation through eDNA-informed citizen science on whale-watching platforms [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMarine biodiversity faces challenges due to climate change, pollution, and human activities. Conservation efforts are often constrained by limited resources and public disengagement.
Eleonora Barbaccia +10 more
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Soundwatch: Eighteen years of monitoring whale watch vessel activities in the Salish Sea.
PLoS ONE, 2017 The Soundwatch Boater Education Program is a vessel monitoring and public education outreach program. Soundwatch has been run by The Whale Museum (TWM) during the whale watch season (May through September) in the Haro Strait Region of the Central Salish ...
Elizabeth Seely +3 more
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Surface Behaviours of Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae at Nosy Be (Madagascar) [PDF]
BiologyThe surface behaviours of humpback whales were studied in the presence of a whale-watching vessel at Nosy Be (Madagascar) during whale-watching activities, in order to characterise the ethogram of these animals.
Ylenia Fabietti +10 more
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Energetic Effects of Whale-Watching Boats on Humpback Whales on a Breeding Ground
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Interactions between whale-watching boats and cetaceans can lead to changes in their behavior. From a management perspective, it is important to understand how this type of disturbance can be translated into physiological effects, such as changes in ...
Damian Villagra +4 more
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Resilience Components in Mexican Whale-Watching Regulation [PDF]
Tourism and HospitalityWhale watching (WW) is a growing tourist activity that is at risk of becoming unsustainable. Legislation regarding WW must mitigate adverse effects on species and address the dynamics of complex systems.
Iyari Janethzy Espinoza-Rodríguez +2 more
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A contingent valuation approach to estimating the recreational value of commercial whale watching - the case study of Faxaflói Bay, Iceland. [PDF]
Tour Manag Perspect, 2020 Cook D +3 more
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