Tourist attitudes towards marine mammal tourism: An example from the dominican republic

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 175-183

  Draheim, Megan ^a   Bonnelly, Idelisa ^b   Bloom, Toby ^c   Rose, Naomi ^c   Parsons, E C M ^a,d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Proyecto Amigos de los Delfines   (Dominican Republic)

^c Humane Society of the United States   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dolphins; Dominican Republic; Sustainable marine mammal tourism; Whale watching

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958146450     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427310X12764412619046     Document Type: Article

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