Recent advances in whale-Watching research: 2008-2009

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-50

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

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953585591     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427309X12602327200307     Document Type: Review

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