Whale Watching Worldwide

Summary of country results
Country Number of whale watchers Growth between
1998 and 2008
1998 2008 AAGR
Antigua and Barbuda None 500 7.2%
The Bahamas 1800 3,159 5.8%
Belize 339 368 0.8%
Bermuda 180 250 3.3%
British Virgin Islands 200 100 ‐6.7%
Costa Rica 1,227 105,617 56.1%
Dominica 5,000 14,500 11.2%
Dominican Republic 22,284 28,000 2.3%
Grenada 1,800 3,390 6.5%
Guadeloupe and islands 400 3,650 24.7%
Guatemala None 800 12.3%
Honduras Minimal Minimal N/A
Jamaica None 10 N/A
Martinique Minimal 2,800 27.3%
Netherlands Antilles 200 Minimal N/A
Nicaragua None 8,832 56.1%
Panama Minimal 17,711 53.1%
Puerto Rico 55,000 51,135 ‐0.7%
St. Kitts and Nevis 50 Minimal N/A
St. Lucia 65 16,650 74.1%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 600 2,100 13.3%
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,500 265 ‐15.9%
US Virgin Islands 75 100 2.9%
REGIONAL TOTAL 90,755 259,437 11.1%
NB: Where an industry had ‘None’ or ‘Minimal’ for whale watchers in 1998, a figure of 250 has been used to calculate
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