Willingness to pay for expansion of the whale sanctuary in Faxaflói Bay, Iceland: A contingent valuation study

• Published in: Ocean & Coastal Management
• Main Authors: Malinauskaite, Laura, Cook, David, Davidsdottir, Brynhildur, Ögmundardóttir, Helga, Roman, Joe
• Other Authors: Umhverfis- og auðlindafræði (HÍ), Environment and Natural Resources (UI), Félagsfræði-, mannfræði- og þjóðfræðideild (HÍ), Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics (UI), Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Social Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2020
• Subjects: Whale sanctuary; Ecosystem services; Economic valuation; Contingent valuation method; Willingness to pay; Cetaceans; Hvalir; Friðlönd; Umhverfisvernd; Umhverfishagfræði; Hvalveiðar; Hvalaskoðun; Arctic; Faxaflói; Reykjavík; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1701; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.105026

Post-print (lokagerð höfundar) Commercial whaling is a divisive issue in Iceland, and often considered to be irreconcilable with whale watching. The coexistence of both activities in Faxaflói Bay, adjacent to the capital city of Reykjavík, has led to the designation of part of the bay as a whale san...