Whale Watching Worldwide

Seychelles
Year Number of
whale
watchers
AAGR Number of
operators
Direct
expenditure
Indirect
expenditure
Total
expenditure
1991 None N/A None None None None
1994 None N/A None None None None
1998 None N/A None None None None
2008 Minimal N/A 4 Minimal Minimal Minimal
Capital City: Saint‐Denis
Whale watching in Seychelles is mostly opportunistic or incidental
as part of diving trips arranged by resorts or operators running live‐
aboard trips in the region. The main species present in local waters
include spinner dolphins, humpback whales and sperm whales,
although other species are known to inhabit the waters of
Seychelles. Dolphin watching occurs off the outer island groups of
Amirante and Alphonse, while whale watching occurs off the
northern and southern shelf edge. Although a figure of four
operators is given in this report, little other data was available on
the industry in Seychelles to estimate number of whale watchers or
expenditure.
Inbound international arrivals to the Seychelles have remained relatively flat in recent years, increasing from
121,000 arrivals in 1995 to 129,000 arrivals in 2005.
Acknowledgments:
David Rowat (Marine Conservation Society Seychelles)
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