Tourist activity of whale watching evaluation in the Área Natural Protegida y Sitio Ramsar Complejo Los Cóbanos, El Salvador

• Main Authors: López Martínez, Roxana Margarita, Pineda, Luis, Zetino Calderón, Ana Martha, Aparicio, Josseline Michelle, Sánchez, Jessica Xiomara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de El Salvador. Secretaría de Investigaciones Científicas 2023
• Subjects: Whale Watching; Humpback whales; Megaptera novaeangliae; Los Cobanos; Cetaceans of El Salvador; Sustainable tourism; Avistamiento de Cetáceos; Los Cóbanos; Cetáceos de El Salvador; Ballenas jorobadas; Turismo sostenible; Ballenas
• Online Access: https://revistas.ues.edu.sv/index.php/minerva/article/view/2667

Whale watching is a growing tourism industry around the world. Since 2006, whale watch activities have been increasing in El Salvador in the Área Natural Protegida y Sitio Ramsar Complejo Los Cóbanos. This activity has provided an economic alternative to the local fishing community during the season...