A reason not to support whaling - a tourism impact case study from the Dominican Republic

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 397-403

  Parsons, E C M ^a   Draheim, Megan ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boycott; Conservation; International Whaling Commission; Tourism; Whale watching; Whaling

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUNTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOURISM; WHALING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREATER ANTILLES;

CETACEA;

EID: 69549115062     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500902730460     Document Type: Article

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