Dolphin watch tourism: Two differing examples of sustainable practices and proenvironmental outcomes

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 201-214

  Mayes, Gayle ^a   Richins, Harold ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolphin watching; Education; Interpretation; Proenvironmental behaviors and actions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953180118     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427308787716730     Document Type: Article

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