Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

There is scientific consensus that human activity through whale-watching is causing an
increasing amount of damage to the natural environment, which poses critical challenges to …

Capturing images has long been recognized as influential in wildlife tourism experiences.
With the ubiquity of Web 2.0 in people's everyday lives, images can now be shared …

Nosy Be in northwestern Madagascar is home to a globally important whale shark
(Rhincodon typus) aggregation and a growing whale shark tourism industry. However …

Simple Summary Whale and dolphin watching have expanded worldwide, with their impacts
on cetaceans over the short and long terms being widely reported. In Reunion Island, the …

The use of objects by cetaceans is well known, and their ability to interact with their
environment in complex behaviours has been demonstrated previously. However, baleen …

Swim-with-whale tourism has expanded across several countries globally, with humpback
whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) being the most commonly targeted species of baleen …

Whale migrations are poorly understood. Two competing hypotheses dominate the
literature: 1. moving between feeding and breeding grounds increases population fitness, 2 …

As the Whale and dolphin Watching (WW) industry grows, so does the need for better
industry management. The present study aims to both evaluate the current compliance of …

Swim-with-whales tourism has become a growing aspect of the marine mammal tourism
scene. Several remote island destinations allow for these in-water experiences …