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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The workshop was held in Chile at the Hotel Cabo de Hornos in Punta Arenas, which is located near the southern
end of the country facing the Strait of Magellan. Each evening the participants enjoyed the local cuisine, in which
fish predominates, as well as some of the Southern hemisphere’s best wines (Chilean, of course), aided by the
traditional hospitality of the Chilean hosts and observers.
Thanks are due to the sponsors, participants, observers, interpreters and rapporteurs, all of whom contributed to
the success of the workshop. Carole Carlson was responsible for arranging all the amenities with kind assistance
from Jhoann Canto. The Chilean interpreters were indispensable and generously helped with other arrangements
beyond their remit. Cynthia Close at IFAW handled the logistics of co-ordinating travel arrangements, many
individuals travelled for more than 24 hours to reach one of the world’s southernmost cities. Despite this, all
participants were indefatigable in making their contributions to the workshop.
Funding for the workshop was provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
Following their hard work toward the evaluation of, and recommendations for, the legal aspects of whale watching,
the participants enjoyed a visit to the penguin colony of the Bay of Otway, and, on their last night in Punta Arenas,
the lively hospitality of Johann Canto.
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Legal Aspects of Whale Watching