Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2007-2008

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-336

  Scarpaci, C ^a   Parsons, E C M ^b,c   Luck M ^d  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Code of conduct; Management; Protected areas; Regulations; Whale watchers; Whale watching

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953578715     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427308788714795     Document Type: Review

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