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The observation records from whale and dolphin watching inshore of Hualien, eastern Taiwan [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 The eastern waters of Taiwan have been lacking baseline and research data for several years. This study was initiated by Kuroshio Ocean Education Foundation (KOEF) in collaboration with the Turumoan whale-watching company since 1998, collecting long-term
Chieh-Hsi Hu +3 more
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A Review of Whale-Watching and Whaling with Applications for the Caribbean
Coastal Management, 2002 Whale-watching is a significant and growing tourism industry worldwide. Whaling has a long history and, although largely curtailed today, still occurs in a few countries around the world and in the Caribbean. Whaling has been labeled an incompatible activity with whale-watching because, in some cases, it reduces the number of whales available for use ...
Erich Hoyt, Glen T Hvenegaard
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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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The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 1999 In this article, the authors develop a discourse analytic framework for examining the antecedents, dynamics, and outcomes of interorganizational collaboration. They argue that a framework based on a discursive understanding of collaboration can provide a coherent basis for understanding the dynamics of collaboration, the relation of collaboration to ...
Lawrence, TB, Phillips, N, Hardy, C
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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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The non-consumptive economic value of wildlife: the case of three cetacean species
Scientia Marina, 2023 The conservation of wildlife is one of the most pressing issues in the current times, but wildlife conservation economic values have often been largely ignored due to an absence of market prices, as setting an economic value on biodiversity or whole ...
Jazel Ouled-Cheikh +6 more
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022 Balancing the sustainable practices of whale watching and cetacean species conservation is an enormous challenge for the countries that rely on whale watching tourism industry.
Arockia E. J. Ferdin +2 more
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