An assessment of whale watching impacts on the behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland

• Main Author: Vatcher, Hanna, 1993-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Hvalaskoðun; Atvinnuhættir; Siðareglur; University Centre of the Westfjords; Coastal and marine management; Whale watching; Humpback whales; Haf; Skjálfandi; Iceland; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/36274

Whale watching has become a billion-dollar industry around the world that provides employment and economic benefits to communities and nations. In Northeast Iceland, a small town on Skjálfandi Bay has established itself as the whale watching capital of Europe and attracts visitors from all over the...