Watching whales is the practice of observing whales and dolphins (cetaceans) in their natural habitat. Whale observation activities are mostly recreational activities (cf. birdwatching), but can also serve scientific and/or educational purposes. A study prepared for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2009 estimated that 13 million people went whale watching globally in 2008. Whale observations generate $ 2.1 billion a year in tourism revenue worldwide, employing around 13,000 workers. The rapid size and growth of industry has led to a complex and ongoing debate with the whaling industry on the best use of whales as a natural resource.
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Organized whale observations began in the United States, when the Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego was declared a public place to observe the migration of the Gray Whale; spectacle attracted 10,000 visitors in its first year, 1950. In 1955, the first water-based whale observation began in the same area, charging customers $ 1 per trip to see whales in a closer place. The industry spread throughout the western coast of the United States over the next decade.
In 1971, the Montreal Zoological Society initiated the first commercial whale watching activity on the eastern side of North America, offering trips on the St. Lawrence to see the Fin Whales and Beluga.
In 1984, Erich Hoyt, who had spent considerable time among the Orcas of British Columbia, published the first comprehensive book on whale watching tours, The Whale Watcher's Handbook, which Mark Carwardine calls this "natural classic" book on < i> BBC Wildlife Magazine.
In 1985 more visitors watched whales from New England than California. Rapid growth in this area has been attributed to relatively populous populations of humpback Pumps, whose acrobatic behaviors such as violations (jumping out of the water) and great observers, and proximity of pop populations to major cities there..
Tourism watching the whale has grown substantially since the mid-1980s. The first worldwide survey of whale observations was conducted by Hoyt for the Institute of Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDCS) in 1992. It was renewed in 1995 and submitted by the British government to the International Whaling Whaling Commission (IWC) as a demonstration of value living whales. In 1999, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) asked Hoyt for another expansion, published in 2001. In 2009 the survey was completed by a team of economists and this report estimates that in 2008, 13 million people went whale watching, up from 9 million ten years earlier. Commercial whale watching activities are found in 119 countries. The direct revenue from whale watching tours is estimated at $ 872.7 million and indirect income of $ 2,113.1 million is spent by whale watchers in tourism-related businesses.
Watching whales is very important for developing countries. Coastal communities are beginning to benefit directly from the presence of whales, significantly increasing popular support for protecting these animals from commercial whaling and other threats such as bycatch and ship attacks using tools from marine protected areas and shelters. In 2007, Humane Society International sponsored a series of workshops to introduce whale watching to the Peruvian coast and commissioned Hoyt to write a blueprint for observing high-quality, sustainable whales. This manual, later translated into Spanish, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese and Dutch, with co-sponsors from WDCS, IFAW, and Global Ocean has been updated in English in 2012 in ebook form.
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Preservation
The growing number of trips observing whales and the size of boats used for whale watching can influence whale behavior, migration patterns and breeding cycles. There is now strong evidence that whale watching can significantly affect the biology and ecology of whales and dolphins.
Environmental campaigners, concerned about what they consider to be the "quick" mentality of some boat owners, continue to strongly urged all whaling operators to contribute to local regulations governing whale observation (no international standards govern the rule because of the large variety species and population). General rules include:
- Minimize speed/"No speed" wake up
- Avoid sudden bends
- Minimize sound
- Do not chase, circle or come in between whales
- Approach animals from different angles where they will not be surprised
- Consider cumulative impact - minimize the number of boats at one time/per day
- Do not force dolphins to ride horses.
- Do not let it swim with dolphins. (This last rule is more disputed and often overlooked, for example, the Caribbean.) In New Zealand, the rules adopted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act specifically allow swimming with dolphins and seals but not with teenage dolphins or a bunch of dolphins -Dolphin. that includes teenage dolphins.
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In Uruguay, where whales can be watched from shore, legislators have established the territorial waters of the country as a refuge for whales and dolphins. It is illegal to be less than 300 meters from a whale.
Location
Whale watching tours are available in various locations and climates. By area, they are:
South Africa
In South Africa, the city of Hermanus is one of the world's centers for whale watching tours. Between May and December, the southern right whales come so close to the Cape beach lips that visitors can watch whales from their hotel. The city uses a "whale-carrier" (cf town crier) to walk through the city announcing where the whale has been seen.
You can watch whales in Hermanus from the top of a cliff, from a boat or air. The sight watching tour of the ship-based whales is available from Hermanus's new port which allows the public to see southern whales from June to mid December. Port Elizabeth runs a whale-based whale watching tour of Port Elizabeth harbor which allows the public to see the southern whales from July to November, humpback whales from June to August and November to January, and Bryde whales throughout the year, up close. Visitors can also see the humpback whales from the lighthouse at Cape Recife (the Western point of Algoa Bay), and the southern right whale from a vantage point along the coast. Observing fish-based whales (and watching dolphins) is also a popular tourist attraction in a number of other coastal cities in South Africa, such as Plettenberg Bay, where the industry is linked to conservation and education through marine conservation based volunteers in the Gulf Plettenberg. organization. Plettenberg Bay is visited by southern right whales in winter and humpback whales in the summer months. Bryde Whale is a year round resident. Another famous center for whale watching is False Bay. The tour leaves Gordon Bay and follows the beach around the bay. Species include southern right whales, humpback whales and Bryde whales. Orcas are present during the winter months. Visitors include pilot whales and stunted sperm whales. Many species of dolphins encountered include the Haveside dolphins. The same tour includes a great white shark on Seal Island and the African Penguin Colony at Simon's Town.
Southwest Atlantic
In Brazil, humpbacks are observed in Salvador in the State of Bahia and in Abrolhos National Marine Park during their wintering and wintering seasons in Australia. Likewise, the southern right whales are observed from the shore at Santa Catarina State and EspÃÆ'rito Santo in the same season. Mother/calf mates can come as close to the beach as far as 30 meters (about 100 feet). Income from whale watching rolls coastal communities and has made Imbituba city, Brazil's "whale capital".
In Argentina, Penumula Valdà © in Patagonia hosts (in winter) the largest whale breeding population of the southern, with over 2,000 being cataloged by the Whale Conservation Institute and the Alliance of the Seas. This region contains six nature reserves, and is considered one of the world's premier whale watching destinations, especially around the city of Puerto PirÃÆ'¡mides and the town of Puerto Madryn, when whales come within 200 m (660 ft) of the main beach and play a major part in the major ecotourism industry in the region.
In Uruguay, the southern right whales can be observed from the coast in two coastal departments - Maldonado and Rocha from June to November. The points where most of the sightings in Maldonado were made were Punta Colorada, Punta Negra, Playa Mansa and Punta Salinas in Punta del Este, and at Rocha on the beaches of La Paloma and La Pedrera.
Western Pacific
In Western Australia, whales are watched near Cape Naturaliste in the southeast Indian Ocean and on Cape Leeuwin where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet.
In the Southern Ocean there are many places to see whales, both from land and from ships. Albany on the south coast of Western Australia, the town where the last land-based fishing ground in the southern hemisphere, is now the fastest growing whale-watching industry. In Victoria, the popular place is Logan Beach in Warrnambool, as well as in the waters of Port Fairy and Portland. In Tasmania, whales can be seen along the east coast and even on the Derwent River. In South Australia, whales are supervised in the Great Australian Bight Marine Park area and closer to Adelaide in Victor Harbor.
In eastern Australia, whale observations occur in many places along the Pacific coast. From the cape, whales are often seen making their migration south. Sometimes, the pope even made it to Sydney Harbor.
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife took an active role in 2010 during peak tourist season observing the southern pope between May and November with the launch of the whale's observation site.
Eastern Pacific
In Colombia, the cities of Baha Solano and NuquÃÆ' are visited by a large number of Humpback whales from late July to early October. In southern Costa Rica, Marino Ballena National Park has two seasons when the pope is visited.
In Panama, the islands of the Pearl Islands receive about 300 humpback whales from late June to late November. This has been a major attraction for whale watching tours starting in Panama City. In Chiriqui Bay, the World Heritage Site of Coiba Island National Park and islands near the city of Boca Chica offer the opportunity to watch whales. Isla Iguana near Pedasi is now a popular destination for whale watchers. Some foundations train local community members to emerge as guides and captains for whale watching tours.
In Ecuador, from June to September, there are many sites from which large groups of humpback whales can be seen, including Isla de la Plata (AKA Little Galapagos) and Salinas, at the tip of the Santa Elena peninsula.
Northeast Atlantic
Tidal streams, inlets, lagoons, and varying water temperatures provide diverse habitats for some species of cetaceans. Large numbers live off the coast of Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Portugal, Spain, and France. Commercial car ferries across the Bay of Biscay from England and Ireland to Spain and France often pass through large blue whales and smaller port cruises. Land-based tours can often see these animals.
Chanonry Point is one of the best places in the UK to see Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus . Dolphins are visible from beaches, especially during high tide when they play and fishing in strong currents. Other wildlife, including dolphins and gray seals, can also be regularly seen.
Off the southern coast of Ireland, humpback whales and fin whales are regularly seen on organized whale watching trips between July and February. Species seen throughout the year include minke whales, ordinary dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, Risso dolphins, orcas, and harbor cruises. There is also a group of residents bottle nose dolphins at Shannon Estuary that attract tourists all year round.
In northern Norway (Nordland and Troms) orcas seen in Vestfjorden, Tysfjorden, Ofotfjorden and Andfjorden as herrings gather on the fjord for an overnight stay and escape from the island of Lofoten during the summer. At Andenes in AndÃÆ'¸ya in VesterÃÆ' ¥ len and around KrÃÆ'¸ttÃÆ'¸ya in Troms, sperm whales can be observed throughout the year, sightseeing tours of summer whales occur from May to September, winter trips with killer whales and humpback whales Offered from October to April. TromsÃÆ'¸ also offers whale watching tours for sperm whales and other whales. Eggakanten continental shelf and deep water where sperm whales gather, very close to the beach, starting just 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) from Andenes port.
In Portugal, whale watching is available in the Algarve. Lagos and Portimà £ o are the most important whale watching spots. Species observed in this area are: bottle nose dolphins, ordinary dolphins, striped dolphins, pilot whales, females and orca.
In the middle of the North-East Atlantic, around Madeira, the Azores and the Cape Verde Islands, whale watching is steadily increasing and popular because of more protection and education. One of the most common whales in the region is sperm whales, especially female groups that give birth.
In Spain, whale watching is available along the Strait of Gibraltar, the Canary Islands, and in Biscay Bay. Tarifa is the city's most important whale watching in the Strait of Gibraltar; the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea is also a central point between the cooler waters to the North and the tropical waters of Africa: a good route for cetacean migration. Species observed in this area are: bottle nose dolphins, ordinary dolphins, striped dolphins, pilot whales, sperm whales, fin whales and orca.
In the Canary Islands it is possible to see this and others, like the blue whale, Bryde whales, beak whales, fake killer whales, Risso dolphins, Atlantic-marked dolphins, and rough-necked dolphins.
In Iceland it is possible to see whales in EyjafjÃÆ'¶rÃÆ' Â ° ur, BreiÃÆ'Â ° afjÃÆ'¶rÃÆ' Â ° ur, SkjÃÆ'¡lfandi and FaxaflÃÆ'³i. The cities that offer whale watching are DalvÃÆ'k, Hauganes, HÃÆ'ºsavÃÆ'k, Akureyri, HÃÆ'³lmavÃÆ'k, GrundarfjÃÆ'¶rÃÆ' Â ° ur and ReykjavÃÆ'k. The most common are minke whales, humpback whales, white-dolphin dolphins, blue whales, killer whales, sperm whales and dolphin harbors.
Northwest Atlantic
In New England and off the east coast of Long Island in the United States, the season of observing whales usually takes place from around mid-spring to October, depending on both the weather and the exact location. This is where humpback whales, fin whales, minke whales, and endangered North Atlantic whales are often observed. For generations, areas such as the Gulf of Maine and the Stellawagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (part of the inner waters formed by the shape of Cape Cod hooks) have become important feeding grounds for this species: to this day most of the waters of the Eastern Coast are rich in sand ponds and other nutritious foods for mothers to teach their calves to eat.
In the past this area was the capital of the US whaling industry, especially Nantucket, an island off the coast of Massachusetts. Although strict laws prohibit the persecution of these large wild mammals, it is unknown that the whales approached boats that watched the uninvited whales, especially curious children and children: it was not known specifically, for example, for hogback piglets to approach boats and spies to get a better view on humans aboard. In recent years it is also not uncommon to see these animals playing and eating at the harbor, including New York City or Boston where fish species that appeal to whales lately back in amazing numbers. In 2011, an expert from Cornell University has recorded the vocalizations of six whale species including humpback whales, fin whales and large blue whales at close range from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at the bottom of New York Harbor and there is at least one company offering a marine life tour of The Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. Because of this increasingly frequent visit, the new law overcomes the safety of seafarers, commercial fishermen and whales themselves: off the coast of Boston, for example, cargo ships should slow down to protect the much slower North Atlantic whales and there is talk of setting up a apparatus for much more trafficked waters around New York City that can alert boats of the presence and location of whales to avoid beating animals by accident. Due to the relative diversity of whales and dolphins within easy access to the coast, cetacean research takes place at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and the Riverhead Foundation among other centers.
Eastern Canada has many whale watching tours in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. Twenty-two species of whales and dolphins often appear in the waters of Newfoundland and Labrador, although the most common are humpback whales, minke, fins, Beluga, and assassins. Another popular whale watching area is in Tadoussac, Quebec, where Belugas love the extreme depths and fresh cold water mixes from the Saguenay River to the inland end of Saint Lawrence Bay. Humpback, mink, flippers and blue are also often seen in Tadoussac. Bay of Fundy is a place to eat as important for large whales and dozens of other marine creatures; it shares a migratory humpback population with America and is a summer nursery known for the right whale mother with calves.
On the east coast of the United States, Virginia Beach, Virginia Whale watching is a winter activity from late December to mid-March. Fin, humpback, and right Whales are seen off the coast of Virginia Beach on a whale-watching trip run by the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center. Most sightings of teens live near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay where food is plentiful, while adults continue to the Caribbean to mate. "Mom" and "Dad" take their offspring on their way back north where the whole family is summer.
Ecotourism based on kayaking trips is increasingly popular in warm water vacation destinations like Sarasota Keys. Guided kayaking trips bring kayakers in local ecosystem tours. Kayaker can watch the dolphins pierce and manate eating seaweed, in shallow bay waters.
The waters around Virginia are also known as migrating corridors for endangered North Atlantic whales: Pregnant females must pass through this area sometime around December to reach their birthplace on the beaches in Georgia and Florida. For this reason the waters between the Delmarva Peninsula and the barrier island that runs south to northern Florida should be monitored every winter and spring when mothers give birth to their calves, take care of them, and then prepare themselves and their children to return north for cooling waters near New England and Canada.
Caribbean
About 25 species are observed in Caribbean waters such as Humpback whales, Sperm whales, half whales and many other small cetaceans. Whale watching activity: Dominican Republic, Eastern Caribbean Islands. Caribwhale, the Caribbean whale observation association, includes operators engaged in ongoing whale observation, experts, conservationists and research groups as the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Dalhousie University and the Evasion Tropicale Association.
North Indian Ocean
In the South and East Coast of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, the industry is growing. During winter and summer, sperm whales cross the southern tip of the island, migrating to the warmer Southeast Asian waters. So is the dwarf blue whale.
Many pygmy blue whales can be seen at the Dondra point in Sri Lanka. You can access it through Mirissa Port or Weligama Port. The tour watching the whales can be arranged through many in Sri Lanka.
The Sea of ​​Mirissa is a place where you can see blue whales and several types of dolphins while traveling in Sri Lanka. Many sightings have been reported in November to April this year.
Northwest Pacific
On the West Coast of Canada and the United States, excellent whale observations can be found in Alaska (summer), British Columbia, and San Juan/Puget Sound Islands in Washington, where the orca pod is sometimes seen from the shore. Three types of orca pods can be observed during the summer months in the Northeast Pacific: killer, transient, and offshore whales. On the Oregon Coast, several species of whales, especially the gray whales, can be seen throughout the year, and the country trains volunteers to help tourists in the winter, during the whale migration season. In California, good whale watching can be found all year round on the coast of Southern California. During winter and spring (December-May), gray whales can be seen from the shore on their annual migration (the best place is Vicente Point), while blue whales are often seen between July and October. Fin whales, minke whales, orcas, and various types of dolphins can be seen throughout the year. In spring, summer, and fall in the Farallon Islands in San Francisco, one can see humpback, gray, and blue whales. In Mexico, the various lagoons of Baja California Sur became a nursery habitat in February and March. A number of municipalities in Mexico state celebrated the arrival of the pope with festivals such as Guerrero Negro, in the first half of February and the port of San Blas on 24 and 25 February.
Central Pacific
Every winter 4,000 to 10,000 North Pacific humpback whales migrate from Alaska to Hawaii. In the vast waters lining the coast of Alaska, meeting with the pope is likely, if not predictable. In the summer, after thousands of whales have made it to the rich eating places in Alaska waters, sightings are very common. Whale watching is possible inside and outside the Hawaiian National Humpback Whale Hawaii Sanctuary. The best place to see whales in Hawaii? I'm on a protected channel between the islands of Hawaii. The best months to see whales here are January and February when you can expect to see between 2 and 4 whales per 15 minute period, although fluctuations between 0 and 20 times look normal.
Asia
Many countries in Asia have a large whale watching tourism industry. In 2008 the largest, in terms of tourist numbers, is mainland China, Taiwan and Japan. India, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, and Maldives also have dolphin watching and some whale watching. Chinese dolphins are almost completely concentrated in the Sanniang Gulf of Guangxi. Taiwan has several whale watching ports on its east coast. Japan has a variety of businesses watching whales and dolphins on all the main islands and Okinawa, Zamami, Ogasawara, Mikura-Jima and Miyake-jima.
In the Philippines, over thirty species of whales and dolphins can be observed around Pamilacan in Central Visayas, Davao Bay, north coast of Babuyan island on Batanes Island, Pasaleng Bay, and Malampaya Sound, Palawan. The Visayas is a very famous area for the sighting of dolphins, and is home to one of the larger populations of the Fraser dolphins in the world. Dolphin species in the Visayas are interested in fish bait and commercial fishing operations. In northern Batanes province, there are at least 12 species of whales and dolphins in sight, making it one of the sites in the country with the highest cetacean diversity. There seems to be no special season of watching whales in the Philippines, though calmer waters in summer usually provide the best conditions. Some populations, such as the Irrawaddy dolphins, Bryde whales, and humpback whales in Batanes, migrate. Other populations have not been studied. Several former whaling communities in the Philippines have also begun to generate whale watching revenue.
In Indonesia, whale sharks can be observed in the Nabire region of Papua.
Pacific Pacific
Kaikoura in New Zealand is a world-renowned whale observation site. The seas around Kaikoura support an abundance of marine life, with city revenues largely derived from tourism resulting from whale watching and swimming with or around the dolphins. Recently sperm whale watching in Kaikoura has grown rapidly and now it is an industry leader, arguably the most developed in the world. The city is in recession after the collapse of whaling in New Zealand. Recent developments have been used to support the benefits of whale watching rather than hunting them down.
Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay (whales live and rest before migrating) in Queensland, Australia offers reliable whale surveillance conditions for southern humpbacks from late June to late November each year. The number and activity of whales has increased sharply in recent years. Sydney, Eden, Port Stephens, Narooma, and Byron Bay in New South Wales are other popular places for tours from May to November.
The southern whale is seen in June-August along the southern coast of Australia. They are often readily seen from the beaches around Encounter Bay near Victor Harbor and up to a hundred at a time can be seen from the cliff tops in the head of the Great Australian Bight near Yalata. See also Whale Whaling in Australia.
Northern Mediterranean Sea
In Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, located in the waters of Italy, France, and Monaco, there are eight species of marine mammal inhabitants, most of them year-round. Summer tours often depart from the ports of Genoa and Imperia, in Liguria, Northern Italy.
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The three major whaling countries (Norway, Japan and Iceland) have large and growing whale-watching industries. In fact, Iceland had the world's fastest-growing whale-watching industry between 1994 and 1998.
Japanese
Erich Hoyt and other conservationists argue that more precious whales live and are watched than die. The aim is to persuade their government to limit whaling activities. The debate continues at the International Fish Rescue Commission, mainly because whaling countries complain that the scarcity of whale meat and other products has increased in value. However, the whale market has collapsed, and in Japan the government subsidizes the market through distribution in schools and other promotions. In 1997, 2,000 tons of whale meat sold for $ 30 million - a 10 ton Minke Whale will cost $ 150,000. There is no agreement on how to appreciate one animal even though its true value may be much higher. However, it is clear from most of the coastal communities involved in observing whales that profits can be made and distributed horizontally throughout the community than if animals were killed by the whaling industry.
- There are disputes and disputes between whale watching operators and whalers in the country. For example, whaling was operated right in front of supervising vessels, causing discomfort among domestic and international passengers, and domestic dispute over the Internet in Nemuro Strait in 2007. Local tour operators confirmed that species targeted for hunting such as whales Grilled Baird and Dall's Porpoises are known to disappear or are increasingly difficult to approach in the season of whaling operations in the area. Recent recent declines and disappearances (or abandoned the historical habitat) of the Minke and Baird Puppies in coastal waters caused by commercial and scientific whaling have operated over a wide range of eastern parts of Honshu and Hokkaido especially in Abashiri, the Gulf Sendai, and along the coast of Chiba, led to a dramatic decline in sightings of both species in many areas, enough for whale hunters to be forced to change their operating range, and operators watching in Muroran claim that whaling affects operator benefits due to serious declines. and low levels of successful minke sightings in the area. The Baird whale hunt in the Sea of ​​Japan has stopped the last few decades, and the whales are said to have become more hospitable during this period; However, commercial whaling continued in the Sea of ​​Japan and caused concern among Cetacean conservationists.
- The first Japanese whale watching activity was conducted in the Bonin Islands in 1998 by a group called "Geisharen " formed by domestic and international groups including domestic and international celebrities and renowned cetacean researcher and conservationist like Roger Payne, Erich Hoyt, Richard Oliver, Jim Darling, John Ford, Kyusoku Iwamoto (cartoonist), Hutoushiki Ueki (science writer), Nobuyuki Miyazaki (head of the University of Tokyo's Atmospheric and Marine Research Center), Nobuaki Mochizuki (one of the first whale photographers in the world to record North Pacific undersea whales in 1990 on the Bonin Islands), and Junko Sakuma (casual worker). During this time until before the group reaches its destination, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) and other groups and individuals anonymously watch group movements and try to pressure them not to tour. Prior to this movement, those who claimed to preserve marine mammals including pinnipeds, or individuals who tried to repair illegal and too extensive hunting (including CW Nicol, who sympathized with the Japanese whaling industry) or domestic media who had been reporting duties in Japan have been discriminated against. These include ex-fishermen who were ostracized from the community, then became operators of whale watching. Several other tours have been operated by former whalers or dolphin hunters in places like Abashiri and Muroto.
Iceland
Following the reopening of whale hunting in Iceland in August 2003, pro fishing groups, such as fishermen who argued that an increase in whale stocks undermined fish populations, suggested that sustainable whaling and sightseeing of whales could co-exist. Lobbyists watching whales, like the curator of the HÃÆ'ºsavÃÆ'k Whale Museum, Asbjorn Bjorgvinsson, argue that the most inquisitive whale, who approached the ship very closely and provided much entertainment on the whale watching trip, will be the first to be taken. Whaling organizations like the High North Alliance, on the other hand, claim that some whale-watching companies in Iceland survive simply because they receive funding from an anti-whaling organization.
Norwegian
The enjoyment of observing cetaceans lives somewhat apart from the domestic whaling industry in Norway; However, sightseeing watching whales has become a popular national tourist attraction in recent years, especially in Andfjorden (VesterÃÆ' ¥ len and Troms) and around TromsÃÆ'¸.
- Uniquely, public opinion on whaling shows a sudden increase in 2014, when Minke Whale is probably pregnant Heiko , named after Keiko Orca and a local cetacean researcher Heike Vester who monitors the safety of whales. , managed to shake the whaling vessel by sheltering in the very shallow fjord of Lofoten, where the great whale has not been seen for years; this has provided an opportunity for local residents to watch cetaceans from close range. Heiko's appearance soon resulted in increased interest among the local population. As time passed, Heiko attracted more domestic and international interest, which has resulted in questions and greater conflicts over the whaling industry in Norway.
Portugal
In comparison, the Azores government has promoted a tourism-centered economic policy that includes whale watching. With the decline of whaling in the early 1970s on the islands, many of the island communities involved in whaling (including villages and towns, particularly on Faial islands, Terceira, SÃÆ' Â £ Miguel and Pico) a center for whale watching services (which follows the migration tracts during the summer), while old buildings and factories are redesigned into museums.
See also
- Whale surface behavior
- Watch whales in Sydney
References
Further reading
- The Sea Mammal Encyclopedia , editors Perrin, Wursig and Thewissen, ISBN: 0-12-551340-2. In particular, Erich Hoyt's article on pope monitoring.
- Whale Watch 2001: Number of worldwide tourism, expenditure and expansion of socioeconomic benefits , Erich Hoyt, ISBNÃ, 1-901002-09-8.
- Whale Monitor , guide Discovery Travel Adventures Insight. ISBNÃ, 1-56331-836-9.
- Whale Guides: Whale Watching Trip in North America , Patricia Corrigan, ISBNÃ, 1-55971-683-5.
- Whales and Whale Watching in Iceland , Mark Carwardine, ISBN 9979-51-129-X.
- On the Pope's Trail , Mark Carwardine, ISBN 1-899074-00-7
External links
- BBC Newsmagazine, Is Whale Whale Watching Dangerous?
- The Whale and Dolphins Conservation Society, whale protection activist
- International Fund for Animal Welfare, including various worldwide pope-watching regulations
- The International Commission on Whaling, "to provide appropriate conservation of whale stocks, enabling the regular development of the whaling industry"
- The Oceania Project, caring for whales, dolphins, and oceans
- ACCOBAMS, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic areas
- The Whale Planet: Educate Humans about our relative Pope and Dolphins
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