To date research on whale-watching has tended to focus on impacts on the whales.
Management approaches often rely on minimum approach distances. An associated …

Marine ecotourism in New Zealand presents a challenging tourism-environment
management context. This is demonstrated in the case of Doubtful Sound (New Zealand) …

Noise pollution, as it effects humans, has been a recognized problem for decades, but the
effect of noise on wildlife has only recently been considered a potential threat to animal …

The human contribution to ambient noise in the ocean has increased over the past 50 years,
and is dominated by low-frequency (LF) sound (frequencies< 1000 Hz) from ship**, oil …

Humpback whale song lengths were measured from recordings made off the west coast of
the island of Hawai'i in March 1998 in relation to acoustic broadcasts (“**s”) from the US …

There has been a rapid growth in marine mammal based tourism around the world, because
marine mammals have a wide appeal for many people and are readily found around many …

Singing humpback whales often produce sound patterns that are predictably timed. Phrase
duration, in particular, has been noted as one of the most stable properties of humpback …

The growth of whale-watching internationally has been spectacular. It now occurs in almost
100 countries and is estimated to be worth in excess of US 1billioneachyearinrevenue.Thus,whaleshavebecomevaluableasaresourcefo …

This paper discusses several aspects of marine wildlife management and tourism, with
emphasis on employing scientific approaches to attain sustainability. The topics covered are …

One of the humpback whales' stocks uses the Brazilian Coast as breeding and calving
ground during the austral winter. The species is recovering from commercial hunting and re …