ArticlePloS one2024
The role of operators in sustainable whale-watching tourism: Proposing a continuous training framework.
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- Cetacean Welfare Risk and the Educational Integrity of Ecotourism: A Multi-Framework Assessment of Whale-Watching Practices in the New York Metropolitan Area.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Willingness to engage in marine conservation through eDNA-informed citizen science on whale-watching platforms.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Whale watching is considered a form of green tourism, but can affect marine ecosystems, impacting cetaceans' behavior and potentially increasing acoustic pollution. A more sustainable whale-watching practice should employ a comprehensive approach involving all stakeholders, but whale-watching operators are rarely involved. We propose a method to assess whale-watching operators' perceptions regarding the possible effects of their activity on marine fauna and preferred mitigation solutions, by means of online questionnaires and website communication strategies. Results from Canadian whale-watching operators show that they observe regulations regarding distance to whales but only partially perceive general vessels' impacts on fauna. Three recognized whale-watching experts identify the need for continuous training targeted at operators, which should include the impacts on marine ecosystems. A continuous training framework is proposed that targets whale-watching operators in addition to tourists, and involves scientists in several steps of the approach. This study serves as a starting point to involve operators' in order to advance towards a sustainable whale-watching tourism.
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