Education on marine mammal tours - But what do tourists want to learn?

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-33

  Lück, Michael ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Education; Interpretation; Marine tourism; Marine wildlife; New Zealand; Satisfaction; Whale watching

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DOLPHINS (STRUCTURES); MAMMALS; SURVEYS;

INTERPRETATION; MARINE TOURISM; MARINE WILDLIFE; NEW ZEALAND; SATISFACTION; WHALE WATCHING;

EDUCATION;

DOLPHIN; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WHALE;

NEW ZEALAND;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84910656800     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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