Can swimming with whales in Tonga be sustainable?

• Main Authors: Kessler, Megan, Harcourt, Robert, Heller, Gabien
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/mqoutputs/27; E2 - Non-refereed Conference Publication - paper published in full; Tonga; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/0637b377-4f6a-4e9a-b52f-b085772756e3; https://archive.iwc.int/pages/search.php?search=!collection186&bc_from=themes

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) using Tongan waters are part of the endangered Oceania population. Despite their slow recovery rate and small population size, this population supports a swim-with whale industry that generates approximately 15% of all foreign income in the Tongan economy. Ho...