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Journal articles on the topic "Whale-watching tour"
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Guidino, Chiara, Elizabeth Campbell, Belen Alcorta, et al. "Whale Watching in Northern Peru: An Economic Boom?" Tourism in Marine Environments 15, no. 1 (2020): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/154427320x15819596320544.
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Whale-watching tourism is growing rapidly worldwide. Currently, it occurs in more than 119 countries and is estimated to produce more than US$2.5 billion in annual revenue. In northern Peru, this industry is relatively new, and the economic impact generated from whale watching remains unknown. This study was designed to provide an assessment of the economic impact of whale-watching activity in northern Peru. In this area the activity is focused on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). In 2018, we conducted surveys to 199 whale-watch tourists and six tour companies to estimate the economic impact of the activity. Our results indicate that whale watching of humpback whales is currently worth an estimate of US$3 million annually as a tourist attraction, an economic input that did not exist in the region 10 years ago. This activity has a significant potential for further growth; however, there is an urgent need for guidelines and regulations to ensure a sustainable and well-managed whale-watch tourism industry.
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Stokes, T., K. Dobbs, and C. Recchia. "Management Of Marine Mammal Tours On The Great Barrier Reef." Australian Mammalogy 24, no. 1 (2002): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am02039.
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Of the more than 30 species of marine mammal occurring within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP), three are the focus of wildlife-based tours: humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), dwarf minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and dugongs (Dugong dugon). Currently (April 2001), 19 permits, comprising 31 ships and two aircraft, allow whalewatching in the GBRMP. The combined passenger capacity of these craft is 3,238 at any one time (e.g., per day). However, fewer than 15,000 persons were recorded in ?dedicated? whalewatching tours each month during the May - October ?whale-watching? season between 1998 and 2000. Watching M. novaeangliae occurs primarily in the Central and Cairns Sections of the GBRMP, with most activity focused in the Whitsundays. Permitted levels of whale-watching are capped at eight permits in the Cairns Area, and at 11 permits in the Whitsundays. Other tours include: a specialised form of whale-watching involving swimming with B. acutorostrata which is being brought within a limited-entry management regime; one dolphin-watching tour in the Central Section of the GBRMP north of the Whitsundays; and one dugong-watching tour in the Hinchinbrook Region. Because of reported declines in the number of D. dugon on the Great Barrier Reef, this activity is being monitored closely before further permits are granted. Marine mammal watching activities in the GBRMP are managed through a combination of best practices guidelines, codes of conduct, regulations, zoning, wildlife protection areas and permits. The potential for the commercial whale-watching industry to become self-regulating is acknowledged.
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Castro, Cristina, Juliana Castrillón, and Wendy Gómez. "Whale-watching tourism as a driving force for socioeconomic development in Puerto López, Machalilla National Park, Manabí, Ecuador." Mammalia aequatorialis 4 (December 30, 2022): 67–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.59763/mam.aeq.v4i.51.
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We aim to analyze the socioeconomic impact of the whale-watching industry in one of the poorest areas in Ecuador. Puerto López, in Manabí, went from being a fishing village to leading the whale-watching industry in Ecuador. Thanks to the tourist attraction of humpback whales, the number of tourists in the area has increased by 15,000% since 1980, concentrated mainly around the whale season months of June to September. As a result, tourism services and employment opportunities also increased, bringing development and a better lifestyle to the region. The industry has become so important to the region that its value was estimated at USD 4.5 million in 2019. However, we consider this to be a conservative estimate and suggest that the real value may be even greater. Whale-watching benefits are not only economic: whales have brought a sense of identity to the region, which has worked to promote whale conservation laws at the national level. In recent years, the emergence of illegal whale-watching tour operators has become a threat to the industry, the region's economy, and the protection of the species, necessitating immediate action by the authorities.
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Foucart, Thomas, and Alice De Moura Lima. "Short Communication: Rare record of a southern right whale (Eubalaena australis Desmoulins, 1822) with calf in Ilhéus, Bahia, northeastern Brazil." J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 24, no. 1 (2023): 7–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.v24i1.367.
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This note reports an unusual observation of a mother and calf pair of southern right whales on 27 July 2021 off the coast of Ilhéus, Bahia state, northeastern Brazil. The sighting was made from a 29ft cruiser boat (brand Cabrasmar), with a 225HP inboard engine, during a whale watching tour in a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeding area.
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Schuler, Alicia R., and Heidi C. Pearson. "Conservation Benefits of Whale Watching in Juneau, Alaska." Tourism in Marine Environments 14, no. 4 (2019): 231–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/154427319x15719404264632.
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An increasing number of visitors to Juneau, AK, alongside a predictable population of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), has supported the substantial growth of its whale-watching industry. The industry provides benefits to the community through economic gains, while the experience can foster environmental awareness and support for protection of whales and the environment. However, the sustainability of the industry could be jeopardized if increasing whale-watching vessel pressure affects the health of its resource, the whales. This study investigates whether participation in whale-watching tours in Juneau, AK can support conservation of whales and the environment. Participant knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors were obtained from 2,331 respondents in surveys before, after, and 6 months after a whale-watching tour during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Following a whale watch, the percentage of participants that indicated whale watching as a knowledge source increased (p = 0.022), awareness of guidelines and regulations doubled (p < 0.001), and strong support for regulations increased (p = 0.016). Six months later, these responses remained significantly higher than before the whale watch. Despite knowledge of distance threshold increasing after a whale watch (p = 0.003) and 6 months after (p = 0.021), getting close to whales remained an important factor in a participant's whale watch. Participants had a higher likelihood of strongly supporting guidelines and regulations if they indicated that boats can have a negative impact on whales or were aware of guidelines and regulations. Lastly, participants that acknowledged negative effects on whales from boats had higher overall proenvironmental attitudes. This study indicates that incorporating messages that facilitate participant awareness of guidelines/regulations and the purpose of those measures can support conservation and protection of local whale populations through managing participant expectations and ultimately encouraging operator compliance.
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Wilks, Jeff, Michael Lück, and Mark Orams. "Passenger Safety on Whale-Watching Vessels in Australia." Tourism in Marine Environments 15, no. 3 (2020): 259–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/154427319x15722432101718.
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To date, the focus of research into risks and safety in whale watching has tended to be on the safety of the whales (or dolphins/porpoises). This article explores the issue from the human side of the interaction and considers boat-based whale-watching passenger safety by reviewing evidence from available legal case records and legislation in Australia to better understand the risks and injuries that can occur to people in these marine wildlife tourism scenarios. A review of two legal cases and observations from media reports of whale-watching incidents in other jurisdictions revealed that waves and associated violent vessel movement are responsible for serious injuries to passengers. Where there was a failure to keep a proper lookout for waves and safely adapt to changing sea conditions operators have been found negligent. Legal challenges have also been successful in cases involving inaccurate and misleading promotion and communication about the nature of the tour and associated risks, and where passengers had not received adequate safety briefings. Furthermore, signed waivers that sought to protect the tour operator from responsibilities for injuries sustained aboard were not sufficient to absolve operators from liability. Given the different cultures, languages, and physical capabilities of a diverse range of international tourists interested in whale watching it is recommended that promotional materials, safety briefings, and safety communications (such as warning signs) be communicated by widely used and understood symbols and in multiple languages. In addition, some screening of passengers to ascertain preexisting medical conditions and to assess their ability to participate in the voyage safely, and with understanding of safety instructions, should be undertaken prior to a vessel leaving the dock. Templates to assist operators with their responsibilities are now available from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
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Antošová, Gabriela, Ivan Dario Medina Rojas, Mauricio Peralta Mejía, and Helmuth Yesid Arias Gómez. "Sustainable tourism planning in Bahía Solano, Colombia." European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation 10, no. 2 (2020): 165–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2020-0014.
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AbstractThe municipality of Bahía Solano possesses important tourist attractions. The majority of them consist of natural wonders such as whale, dolphin and bird watching. Its marine area offers diving courses, all types of fishing, surfing, other water sports etc. The enormous amount of natural wealth stands in contrast to the lack of local development and the high rate of poverty among its inhabitants. Bahía Solano has enviable tourist professions but a low level of competition. This research proposes a methodology of social innovation, elaborated by researchers, that involves nature, communities and tour operators, where a connection of surveys with the expectations and perceptions of the different entities (inhabitants, tourists, and tour operators) has been obtained.
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Kassamali-Fox, Ayshah, Fredrik Christiansen, Laura J. May-Collado, Eric A. Ramos, and Beth A. Kaplin. "Tour boats affect the activity patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Bocas del Toro, Panama." PeerJ 8 (March 30, 2020): e8804. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8804.
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Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of the Bocas del Toro archipelago are targeted by the largest boat-based cetacean watching operation in Panama. Tourism is concentrated in Dolphin Bay, home to a population of resident dolphins. Previous studies have shown that tour boats elicit short-term changes in dolphin behavior and communication; however, the relationship of these responses to the local population’s biology and ecology is unclear. Studying the effects of tour boats on dolphin activity patterns and behavior can provide information about the biological significance of these responses. Here, we investigated the effects of tour boat activity on bottlenose dolphin activity patterns in Bocas del Toro, Panama over 10 weeks in 2014. Markov chain models were used to assess the effect of tour boats on dolphin behavioral transition probabilities in both control and impact scenarios. Effect of tour boat interactions was quantified by comparing transition probabilities of control and impact chains. Data were also used to construct dolphin activity budgets. Markov chain analysis revealed that in the presence of tour boats, dolphins were less likely to stay socializing and were more likely to begin traveling, and less likely to begin foraging while traveling. Additionally, activity budgets for foraging decreased and traveling increased as an effect of tour boat presence. These behavioral responses are likely to have energetic costs for individuals which may ultimately result in population-level impacts. Boat operator compliance with Panamanian whale watching regulations is urgently needed to minimize potential long-term impacts on this small, genetically distinct population and to ensure the future viability of the local tourism industry.
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Hu, Chieh-Hsi, Hsin Yi Yu, Daphne Hoh, and Dong Liang Lin. "The observation records from whale and dolphin watching inshore of Hualien, eastern Taiwan." Biodiversity Data Journal 11 (September 28, 2023): e109649. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e109649.
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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 ecological data for cetaceans in the inshore of Hualien, eastern Taiwan. This dataset includes 10,675 records of cetacean sightings from June 1998 to December 2021. Collection of cetacean sighting records was paused for one year in 2001 due to budgetary reasons. All of the sighting records were collected by whale-watching boat guides that were trained by KOEF. Following a standardised protocol, guides used a handheld GPS device and cetacean sighting record sheets to document information about the cetacean species identification, location, time, number of individuals, the presence of mother-calf pairs and mixed-species groups and other states of each sighting during a whale-watching tour. The collection of citizen-science data during this period has significantly advanced Taiwan's cetacean baseline data in the study area. Additionally, we make data available to the public in the form of citizen-science, making a substantial contribution to the advancement of ocean scientific research. We have published the dataset on Global Biodiversity Information Facility, allowing users around the world to download the dataset.This is currently the largest dataset of cetacean sighting records in Taiwan (last updated on 2023-09-05). We have also recorded several species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List categorised as "Data Deficient" during our survey inshore of Hualien, eastern Taiwan, including Ginkgo-toothed beaked whales (<i>Mesoplodon ginkgodens</i> Nishiwaki & Kamiya, 1958), Omura's whales (<i>Balaenoptera omurai</i> Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003) and killer whales (<i>Orcinus orca</i> (Linnaeus, 1758)). There are also sperm whales (<i>Physeter macrocephalus</i> Linnaeus, 1758), categorised as "Vulnerable" in the IUCN Red List and false killer whales (<i>Pseudorca crassidens</i> (Owen, 1846)), categorised as "Near Threatened". This study is also the first and only long-term study that has documented cetaceans in the study area.
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Villalba Briones, Ricardo, Maria Vanesa Sanchez Crow, and Kael Andre Sellan Moncayo. "Desarrollo de una guía de campo para el avistamiento de delfines en Puerto El Morro (Ecuador)." PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural 18, no. 5 (2020): 737–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2020.18.053.
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The instructional guides for whale watching activities are didactic tools that support achieving the objectives of ecotourism, favoring the preparation of tourist guides. Providing guides with information that encourages the valuation and conservation of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus, locally known as “bufeos”, the printed material strengthens the capabilities of the main link between the public and the dolphins; the tour guides of dolphin watching activities. Surveys of the clients and guides were conducted to determine the topics of the greatest interest to the tourist of the Mangrove Wildlife Refuge of El Morro and tourist guides were evaluated on guidance quality over related ecological topics. 76% of the users of the operators surveyed (N = 22) perceived the dolphin as the main tourist attraction against avian species and the mangrove ecosystem. The identified topics were selected to develop the handbook on Dolphin watching in Puerto El Morro.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Whale-watching tour"
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林儀姍. "A Study on The Intention of Whale-watching Tour Operators to Provide Interpretive Service by Using The Theory of Planned Behavior." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86000453110771993768.
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碩士<br>中華大學<br>營建管理研究所<br>96<br>The purpose of this research is to establish a conceptual model to understand the factors relevant to the provision of interpretive services by whale-watching tour operators. This study has constructed a planned behavior intention model to verify the intention of whale-watching tour operators to provide interpretive services. The model is based on the theory of planned behavior and the papers about the impact of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control variables on behavioral intentions in providing interpretive services during whale-watching.
The study conducted a questionnaire survey to the whale-watching tour operators and some related people on the east coast of Taiwan. 159 valid responses were received. Structural equation modeling (SEM) shows the behavioral intention model developed in this paper to be a good overall fit for the data (fit indices: GFI=0.92, SRMR=0.056, RMSEA=0.068, CFI=0.99)
The model shows that the attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral controls of tour operators all have significant and positive impacts on their behavioral intentions. The structural path diagram for the intention model shows that the most important factor affecting the provision of interpretive services is subjective norms, with a coefficient of 0.57; attitude and perceived behavioral controls are less important, both having coefficients of 0.29 and 0.31 respectively.
According to above results, we therefore recommend that the operators should conduct regular surveys of demand for interpretive services among visitors, and provide necessary and good imterpretion services to them. We anticipate that this will encourage the operators to provide good quality interpretive services, and thus achieve the objective of sustainable development in whale-watching industry.
Books on the topic "Whale-watching tour"
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Azoren. Polyglott on tour. Special: Whale Watching, Badespaß, Käse. Langenscheidt Fachv., M., 2003.
Find full textBook chapters on the topic "Whale-watching tour"
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Colby, Jason M. "The Legacy of Capture." In Orca. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190673093.003.0023.
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It was a quiet day in the summer of 1983 when the shots rang out in Robson Bight. Just minutes earlier, researcher Dave Briggs had been watching A4 pod visiting the rubbing beaches. The orcas had then headed in the direction of nearby purse seine vessels, and something had clearly gone wrong. Rushing down to the water, Briggs signaled a nearby whale-watching boat, which picked him up and motored out to investigate. Soon after, two orcas approached the vessel. It was the pod’s matriarch, A10, and her young calf, A47, both of whom had been shot. The horrified passengers watched as the injured mother pushed her child toward the tour boat. “We could see the wound oozing blood,” Briggs recounted. “It really seemed that she was showing us: Look what you humans have done.” Jim Borrowman learned of the shooting within minutes. An environmental activist and whale-watching entrepreneur based in nearby Telegraph Cove, he jumped into his Zodiac—a small, inflatable boat—and raced to the area. “I saw A10 with a bullet hole in the side of her face,” he recalled. “I just couldn’t believe it.” Over the years, Borrowman had seen many gunshot wounds on orcas, but this seemed a senseless act of violence reminiscent of an earlier era. Appearances aside, the incident underscored how far the human relationship with the species had come. No longer the indistinguishable black masses of the past, each orca in the Pacific Northwest now had an alphanumeric label, a family tree, and even affectionate nicknames. Once considered menacing pests, killer whales had become symbols of the region’s new environmental values and prime attractions for its tourist industry. Writing in the early 1980s, naturalist Erich Hoyt had little doubt that the display of killer whales at oceanariums had caused this shift. “The most important result of the captiveorca era has been the almost overnight change in public opinion,” he observed. “People today no longer fear and hate the species; they have fallen in love with them.”
Conference papers on the topic "Whale-watching tour"
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Mimila-Herrera, Emanuel, J. A. Trujillo-Córdova, N. Cárdenas-Palomo, and O. F. Reyes-Mendoza. "Tourist satisfaction with whale shark watching and swimming tours in the Mexican Caribbean." In The 4th International Whale Shark Conference. Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2016.iwsc4.36.
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