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Recent Advances in Whale-Watching Research: 2015–2016

open access: yesTourism in Marine Environments, 2017
Whale-watching research encompasses a wide variety of disciplines and fields of study, from monitoring the biological impacts of whale-watching activities on cetaceans and assessments of the effectiveness of whale-watching management and regulations, to ...
Edward Christien Parsons
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The Whale Watch

2022
The four whales slain that evening had died wide apart; one, far to windward; one, less distant, to leeward; one ahead; one astern. These last three were brought alongside ere nightfall; but the windward one could not be reached till morning; and the boat...
Herman Melville, Hester Blum
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Whale-watching

2014
Within little more than a generation, whale-watching has been subject to global industrial development. It has been portrayed by destinations and business operators, and advocated by environmental groups, as a sustainable activity and an alternative to whaling.
Genevieve Johnson, Cynde McInnis
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Whale-watching Tourism

2022
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Suárez Rojas, Chaitanya   +1 more
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The Whale Watch

2008
The four whales slain that evening had died wide apart; one, far to windward; one, less distant, to leeward; one ahead; one astern. These last three were brought alongside ere nightfall; but the windward one could not be reached till morning; and the boat...
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The global potential for whale watching

Marine Policy, 2010
Abstract Whaling as a commercial enterprise is now defunct, not least due to the moratorium placed on it by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) almost 20 years ago. However, two distinct groups, one in favor of ‘sustainable’ whaling and one completely opposed to any killing of whales, continue to argue at the IWC and other political arenas ...
A.M. Cisneros-Montemayor   +3 more
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Whale watching in Brazil

2022
Este estudo visa investigar o turismo de observação de cetáceos no Brasil, a partir de um levantamento de suas áreas de ocorrência, espécies-chave e normas e regulamentos vigentes. A metodologia inclui uma ampla revisão bibliográfica sobre áreas de ocorrência de cetáceos no Brasil, turismo de observação, instrumentos legais e códigos de ...
Gomes, Rosany Rossi Pereira   +2 more
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Address to Whale Watch Kaikoura

2021
An address to Whale Watch Kaikoura on 18 May 2010. The address provides an overview of a proposal before the International Whaling Commission to cap whaling over a period of 10 years and its implications for conservation and IWC productivity.
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The Sustainability of Whale-watching in Scotland

Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2003
Scotland's tourism trade grosses £2.5 billion annually and supports 180,000 jobs; whale-watching is an important part of this activity. Whales and dolphins are the country's number one wildlife attraction and with 11,770 km of coastline the potential for the Scottish industry is huge. In rural areas it can provide as much as 12% of local income. During
A.J. Woods-Ballard   +5 more
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Impact of Commercial Whale Watching on Whales

2022
The purpose of this research is to explore whether very popular, billed-as-ecotourism whale watching is truly sustainable, in the sense that it is not harming the whales. The research objectives were to report the effects of whale watching on whales, considering the whale watching vessels’ noise levels and angle of approach.
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