Whale Watching Worldwide
Whale Watching Worldwide
Whale Watching Worldwide
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<strong>Whale</strong> <strong>Watching</strong> <strong>Worldwide</strong>:<br />
Tourism numbers, expenditures and economic benefits<br />
A special report from IFAW<br />
PREFACE...........................................................................................................................................................8<br />
FOREWORD: IFAW AND WHALE WATCHING 1980 ‐ 2009 .................................................................................9<br />
1. WHALE WATCHING AND WHALING............................................................................................................................... 9<br />
2. ADDITIONAL IFAW PROJECTS RELATED TO WHALE WATCHING .........................................................................................12<br />
3. WHALE WATCHING AND THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION – A BRIEF HISTORY ..................................................17<br />
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................23<br />
MAP OF THE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF WHALE WATCHING COUNTRIES: .................................................................................27<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.........................................................................................................................................28<br />
INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................29<br />
RESEARCH METHODS...........................................................................................................................................30<br />
LIMITATIONS......................................................................................................................................................35<br />
GLOBAL WHALE WATCHING 2008 ...................................................................................................................36<br />
REGIONS.........................................................................................................................................................38<br />
AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST..............................................................................................................................40<br />
SUMMARY OF COUNTRY RESULTS.....................................................................................................................................42<br />
BAHRAIN ..........................................................................................................................................................44<br />
BENIN ..............................................................................................................................................................45<br />
CANARY ISLANDS................................................................................................................................................47<br />
EGYPT ..............................................................................................................................................................49<br />
LOCAL CASE STUDY: SAMADAI REEF, EGYPT .............................................................................................................51<br />
ERITREA............................................................................................................................................................52<br />
GABON.............................................................................................................................................................53<br />
GAMBIA, THE ....................................................................................................................................................54<br />
KENYA..............................................................................................................................................................55<br />
MADAGASCAR ...................................................................................................................................................56<br />
LOCAL CASE STUDY: ANTONGIL BAY, MADAGASCAR ..................................................................................................58<br />
MAURITANIA.....................................................................................................................................................60<br />
MAURITIUS .......................................................................................................................................................61<br />
MAYOTTE .........................................................................................................................................................62<br />
MOROCCO ........................................................................................................................................................63<br />
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