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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Whale watching"”.
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Whale watching: Sviluppo storico, un confronto della attività nella baia di Faxaflói in Islanda e nel Mar Ligure in Italia incluso i depliant dei tour operator
… verrà presentato un paragone fra le località del Whale Watching nella baia di Faxaflói in Islanda e quelle nel Santuario dei Cetacei, chiamato “Triangolo d´Oro” nel Mar Ligure, in Italia. Unisco quest’argomento con un’analisi descrittiva dei depliant usati nel settore turismo, soprattutto in …
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Evaluating ecotourism in Mexico’s biosphere reserves – whale watching activities in the World Heritage Site of Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 1994-2002
… used to examine the socio-economic impacts of whale watching tourism in the Laguna San Ignacio (LSI) World Heritage Site - located within the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The framework measured both the socio-economic changes, and the economic viability of the …
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Operator compliance and attitudinal compliance to aspects of Australian whale watch management conditions
Whale watching is a rapidly growing industry worldwide, involving vulnerable species, with few data on impacts and no data on success of enforcement of regulations. Because of this, the extent to which whale watching may impact on focal species is increasingly becoming an international concern. In …
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Three essays on fisheries economics
… are commerically harvested and are food for whales, which are an input in a non-extractive tourism industry, whale-watching. A finding of this research is that fishing negatively impacts the whale-watching industry; however, the magnitude of these effects are small. The results contained in …
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The importance of sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) for minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) in Faxaflói Bay, Iceland
… as important feeding grounds for both minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris). These two cetacean species are both known to prey on lesser sandeels (Ammodytes marinus), a high-energy prey, which are found in high density in Faxaflói …
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Integrated coastal and ocean management of areas hosting marine mammals a case study in the strait of Gibraltar
… knowledge of cetaceans, maritime activities, and Whale Watching (WW), as well as to involve key stakeholders in WW and to provide insights for a sustainable public policy in the Strait. A comparative study on WW activity in the Strait of Gibraltar and in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, was …
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Photo-identification of White-Beaked Dolphins and their relations with Atlantic Cod and sea surface temperature fluctuations in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland
… on the White-Beaked Dolphin was collected during whale-watching tours, using photo identification and the frequency estimations were calculated using the Sighting Per Unit Effort (SPUE) index, which was analysed for potential correlation with cod landings data, collected from the national fishery …
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Implications of the proposed Southern Strait Of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area for the B.C. ecotourism industry
Growing concern over the diminishing health of the world's oceans over the last half century has spawned the rise of Marine Protected Areas throughout the globe as one way for governments to combat environmental degradation and promote a more sustainable marine environment. This research looks at a …