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The study and conservation of cetaceans benefit from systematic studies and non-systematic records about sightings and strandings. However, iEcology (internet ecology) was critical for numerous ecological studies and should be in the toolkit of cetacean ...
Pedro Morais +3 more
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Cetaceans value and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
This review provides an overview of the Mediterranean diversity and conservation status of cetaceans, and the value associated with their conservation and non-consumptive use. Mediterranean Sea is one of the world's diversity hotspots.
Mussi, B. +2 more
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Is it possible to go whale watching off the coast of Peru?: A case study of humpback whales
Whale watching is the human activity of encountering cetaceans in their natural habitat for recreational and scientific purposes. Despite the high diversity of cetaceans in Peruvian waters, this activity has yet to be developed.
Aldo S Pacheco +2 more
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Ecotourism focused on whales and dolphins has become a popular activity and an important source of revenue for many countries. Whale watching is vital to supporting conservation efforts and provides numerous benefits to local communities including ...
Arielle M. Amrein +9 more
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Energetic Effects of Whale-Watching Boats on Humpback Whales on a Breeding Ground
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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Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) behaviour in the presence of whale-watching vessels
Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) are social animals that return to the same estuaries each summer season. The Western Hudson Bay belugas in the Churchill River estuary appear to be attracted to boats, resulting in whale-watching being a popular ...
Kristin H. Westdal +6 more
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Current perceptions and the need for a strategic plan for the whale watching industry in Mirissa, Sri Lanka [PDF]
Marine mammal watching is a sub-category of wildlife tourism and has shown continual growth as a global industry. Sri Lanka is an island nation in the south of the Indian Ocean with one of the busiest whale watching industries.
T.G. Supun Lahiru Prakash +2 more
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The Predicament of Nature: Keiko the Whale and The Cultural Politics of Whaling in Iceland [PDF]
This cultural analysis reconsiders the modernist narrative about the politics of whales and whale hunting in order to explore Icelandic responses to the return of the killer whale Keiko (star of the Free Willy movies) to Icelandic waters in 1998 ...
Brydon, Anne
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Whale-watch vessel noise levels with applications to whale-watching guidelines and conservation
The number and size of whale-watching and swim-with-cetacean vessels are increasing worldwide, but the noise impact on targeted species depends on vessel source characteristics, which remain largely unquantified. Here, we report the acoustic characteristics from 13 whale-watching vessels from Australia and Canary Islands.
Patricia Arranz +3 more
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The Future of Research in Cognitive Robotics: Foundation Models or Developmental Cognitive Models?
Research in cognitive robotics founded on principles of developmental psychology and enactive cognitive science would yield what we seek in autonomous robots: the ability to perceive its environment, learn from experience, anticipate the outcome of events, act to pursue goals, and adapt to changing circumstances without resorting to training with ...
David Vernon
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