Recent Advances in Whale-watching Research: 2004-2005

Authors: Parsons, E.C.M.; Lewandowski, Jill; Lück, Michael

Source: Tourism in Marine Environments, Volume 2, Number 2, 2006 , pp. 119-132(14)

Publisher: Cognizant Communication Corporation

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Abstract:

Whale-watching research encompasses a wide variety of disciplines from the biological aspects of the impacts of whale-watching tour boats on whales to the sociological and economic aspects of whale watching. The following is a digest of recent whale-watching research, initially produced for the members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Ulsan, Korea in May/June 2005. This article briefly describes the variety and findings of studies published recently on various aspects of research related to whale watching.

Keywords: WHALE WATCHING; CODE OF CONDUCT; REGULATIONS; MANAGEMENT; WHALE WATCHERS; PROTECTED AREAS; INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION (IWC)

Document Type: Review article

Publication date: 2006-10-01

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Tourism in Marine Environments is an interdisciplinary journal dealing with a variety of management issues in marine settings. It is a scientific journal that draws upon the expertise of academics and practitioners from various disciplines related to the marine environment, including tourism, marine science, geography, social sciences, psychology, environmental studies, economics, marketing, and many more.