Is it possible to go whale watching off the coast of Peru?: A case study of humpback whales ¿Es posible hacer turismo de observación de ballenas en la costa de Perú?: Un caso de estudio con ballenas jorobadas

• Main Authors: Aldo S Pacheco, Sebastián Silva, Belén Alcorta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2011
• Subjects: conservación de ballenas; ecoturismo; manejo de cetáceos; distribución invernal; Megaptera novaeangliae; Perú; whale conservation; ecotourism; cetacean management; winter distribution; Peru; Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Alta; De la Costa; Jorobada; Ballenas; Ballena jorobada
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/c349fa445cb7484c995fbb5caaa306ec

Whale watching is the human activity of encountering cetaceans in their natural habitat for recreational and scientific purposes. Despite the high diversity of cetaceans in Peruvian waters, this activity has yet to be developed. Herein we present data regarding the distribution of humpback whales (M...