Whale Watching Worldwide

Summary of country results
Country Number of whale watchers Growth between
1998 and 2008
1998 2008 AAGR
Bahrain None 7,200 39.9%
Benin None 218 N/A
Canary Islands 1,000,000 611,000 ‐4.8%
Egypt 10,000 35,396 13.5%
Eritrea Minimal None N/A
Gabon None 300 1.8%
The Gambia 1,000 10,000 25.9%
Kenya Minimal Minimal N/A
Madagascar 4,000 15,928 14.8%
Mauritania 50 Minimal 0%
Mauritius None 21,400 56%
Mayotte None 10,000 44.6%
Morocco None Minimal
Mozambique 500 8,280 32.4%
Namibia 7,000 43,675 20.1%
Oman 4,700 7,500 4.8%
Réunion None 3,248 29.2%
São Tomé and Príncipe None Minimal N/A
Senegal Minimal Minimal N/A
Seychelles None Minimal N/A
South Africa 510,000 567,367 1.1%
Tanzania 15,000 19,818 2.8%
REGIONAL TOTAL 1,552,250 1,361,330 ‐1.3%
NB: Where an industry had ‘None’ or ‘Minimal’ for whale watchers in 1998, a figure of 250 has been used to calculate
AAGR.
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