The economic contribution of whalewatching to regional economies: Perspectives from two National Marine Sanctuaries
Whenever human beings have looked out on the sea, they have seen whales. First from the shore and later from ships when humanity entered the ocean realm as seafarers, we have responded to seeing these creatures with awe and wonder. Even when we hunted whales, a period well chronicled both in history...
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ftaquaticcommons:oai:generic.eprints.org:2363 2023-05-15T14:00:38+02:00 The economic contribution of whalewatching to regional economies: Perspectives from two National Marine Sanctuaries Barr, Brad Utech, Dan Hoagland, Porter Meeks, Andrew e. 2000 application/pdf http://aquaticcommons.org/2363/ http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/conservation/pdfs/whale_report.pdf http://aquaticcommons.org/2363/1/whale_report.pdf en eng NOAA/National Ocean Service/Marine Sanctuaries Division http://aquaticcommons.org/2363/1/whale_report.pdf Barr, Brad and Utech, Dan and Hoagland, Porter and Meeks, Andrew e. (2000) The economic contribution of whalewatching to regional economies: Perspectives from two National Marine Sanctuaries. Silver Spring, MD, NOAA/National Ocean Service/Marine Sanctuaries Division, (Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series, MSD-00) Conservation Ecology Management Fisheries Monograph or Serial Issue NonPeerReviewed 2000 ftaquaticcommons 2020-02-27T09:19:34Z Whenever human beings have looked out on the sea, they have seen whales. First from the shore and later from ships when humanity entered the ocean realm as seafarers, we have responded to seeing these creatures with awe and wonder. Even when we hunted whales, a period well chronicled both in history and in literature, the sight of a whale brought an adrenaline rush that was not totally linked to potential economic gain. The first trips on boats specifically to watch, rather than hunt, whales began around 45 years ago in Southern California where the migrating gray whales, seen in the distance from land, drew vessels out for a closer look. Since that time whalewatching has boomed, currently conducted in over 40 countries around the world, including Antarctica, and estimated by economists at the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society to have a 1999 worldwide economic value of around $800 million USD. The economic contribution to local coastal communities is particularly significant in developing countries and those where declining fish populations (and in some cases like the Japanese, international bans on whaling) have driven harvesters to look for viable alternatives. Clearly, whalewatching is now, in many places around the world, a small but thriving part of the regional economy. Like in the days of whaling, we still get the rush, but for some, money is back contributing to the physiological response. (PDF contains 90 pages.) Book Antarc* Antarctica International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC): Aquatic Commons |
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Whenever human beings have looked out on the sea, they have seen whales. First from the shore and later from ships when humanity entered the ocean realm as seafarers, we have responded to seeing these creatures with awe and wonder. Even when we hunted whales, a period well chronicled both in history and in literature, the sight of a whale brought an adrenaline rush that was not totally linked to potential economic gain. The first trips on boats specifically to watch, rather than hunt, whales began around 45 years ago in Southern California where the migrating gray whales, seen in the distance from land, drew vessels out for a closer look. Since that time whalewatching has boomed, currently conducted in over 40 countries around the world, including Antarctica, and estimated by economists at the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society to have a 1999 worldwide economic value of around $800 million USD. The economic contribution to local coastal communities is particularly significant in developing countries and those where declining fish populations (and in some cases like the Japanese, international bans on whaling) have driven harvesters to look for viable alternatives. Clearly, whalewatching is now, in many places around the world, a small but thriving part of the regional economy. Like in the days of whaling, we still get the rush, but for some, money is back contributing to the physiological response. (PDF contains 90 pages.) |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/2363/1/whale_report.pdf Barr, Brad and Utech, Dan and Hoagland, Porter and Meeks, Andrew e. (2000) The economic contribution of whalewatching to regional economies: Perspectives from two National Marine Sanctuaries. Silver Spring, MD, NOAA/National Ocean Service/Marine Sanctuaries Division, (Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series, MSD-00) |
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