Whale Watching Worldwide

GLOBAL WHALE WATCHING 2008
Region Whale watchers Regional Number of 2008 Direct 2008 Total
AAGR
countries Expenditure Expenditure
1998 2008 1998 2008 millions millions
Africa and
Middle East
1,552,250 1,361,330 ‐1.3% 13 22 $31.7 $163.5
Europe 418,332 828,115 7.1% 18 22 $32.3 $97.6
Asia 215,465 1,055,781 17.2% 13 20 $21.6 $65.9
Oceania, Pacific
Islands and
Antarctica
976,063 2,477,200 9.8% 12 17 $117.2 $327.9
North America 5,500,654 6,256,277 1.3% 4 4 $566.2 $1,192.6
Central
America and
Caribbean
90,720 301,616 12.8% 19 23 $19.5 $53.8
South America 266,712 696,900 10.1% 8 11 $84.2 $211.8
GLOBAL TOTAL: 9,020,196 12,977,218 3.7% 87 119 $872.7 $2,113.1
NOTE: Figures for 1998 may differ slightly when compared to Hoyt 2001 due to slight realignment of regions – this is
the case for Asia and Africa.
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