Whale watching regulation compliance trends and the implications for management off Sydney, Australia

Marine Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 14-19

  Kessler, Megan ^a   Harcourt, Robert ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae); Regulation; Whale watching

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; MARINE POLICY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; VESSEL; WHALE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84874561883     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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