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Estimating the Impact of Whaling on Global Whale Watching [PDF]

open access: yesTourism Management, 2011
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 that is incompatible with whale watching, the possible resumption of ...
Chen, Chi-Chung   +2 more
core   +13 more sources

Estimating the Impact of Whaling on Global Whale Watching [PDF]

open access: yesEstimating the Impact of Whaling on Global Whale Watching
After a commercial whaling moratorium was enacted in 1986, whale watching became one of the fastest growing tourism industries worldwide. As whaling is regarded as an activity that is incompatible with whale watching, the possible resumption of ...
Michael McAleer   +2 more
core   +8 more sources

Editorial: Whale-Watching Impacts: Science, Human Dimensions and Management [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Watching Whale Watching [PDF]

open access: yesThe 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
openaire   +2 more sources

Developing cetacean-friendly guidelines, from whale watching to offshore wind farm operation

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

Using Automatic Identification System (AIS) Data to Estimate Whale Watching Effort

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

Tidal effects on periodical variations in the occurrence of singing humpback whales in coastal waters of Chichijima Island, Ogasawara, Japan

open access: yesScientific 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
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Effects of Whale-Watching Vessel Noise on Humpback Whale Song in the North Pacific Coast of Colombia With Propagation Models of Masking and Acoustic Data Observations

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

Whale-Watching Management: Assessment of Sustainable Governance in Uramba Bahía Málaga National Natural Park, Valle del Cauca

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Vessels on Humpback Whale Behavior: The Benefit of Added Whale Watching Guidelines

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

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