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Acoustic interaction of humpback whales and whale-watching boats

Marine Environmental Research, 2000
The underwater acoustic noise of five representative whale-watching boats used in the waters of west Maui was measured in order to study the effects of boat noise on humpback whales. The first set of measurements were performed on 9 and 10 March, close to the peak of the whale season.
W W, Au, M, Green
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Urgent Need for Empirical Research into Whaling and Whale Watching

Conservation Biology, 2006
Recent International Whaling Commission (IWC) debate on the interaction of whale watching and whaling provides fertile ground for empirical research (International Whaling Commission 2005). Commentary to date on the relationship between whale watching and whaling has been largely anecdotal, rendering the potential effect whaling might have on whale ...
J E S, Higham, D, Lusseau
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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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Sustainable use of whales: whaling or whale watching?

1996
An examination of the history of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) can offer valuable insights to those managing the exploitation of other wild mammals. To understand the many issues one must look further than the IWC’s past inability to manage whaling which resulted in the declaration of an indefinite moratorium on commercial whaling.
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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, U.R. Sumaila, K. Kaschner, D. Pauly   +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, Lunardi, Vitor de Oliveira, Lunardi, Diana Gonçalves   +2 more
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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, E.C.M. Parsons, A.J. Hughes, K.A. Velander, R.J. Ladle, C.A. Warburton   +5 more
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Address to Whale Watch Kaikoura

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010
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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Whale Watching

2021
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Impact of Commercial Whale Watching on Whales

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021
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