Attitudes and expenditures of whale watchers in Hermanus, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-62

  Findlay, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Expenditure; Land based whale watching; Southern right whales

Indexed keywords

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS;

PUBLIC ATTITUDES; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISTS' EXPENDITURE; WHALE WATCHING;

SOUTH AFRICA, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE, HERMANUS;

EID: 0031447586     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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