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Responsible Management
Responsible Management
Explore this section to find information and resources designed to support managers and regulators
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Preparing for a trip
Preparing for a Trip
Explore this section to find information and resources useful to anyone interested in learning more about responsible whale watching throughout the world
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Industry support
Industry Support
Explore this section to find information and resources useful to whale watching tour operators and guides or other industry professionals
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Species information
Species Information
Click on one of the icons to the right to reveal a full description of the species with photos and labeled illustrations useful for species identification, as well as information on biology, ecology and conservation status of each species. Click here to find downloadable PDF fact sheets for each of the species featured on this site.
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Responsible tour operator checklist
This checklist distills the content of the section on Questions to ask when booking a whale watching tour' to help potential whale watchers identify responsible tour operators.
NOAA regional Guides to Marine Mammals
2-page illustrated PDF guides to marine mammals with summaries of marine mammal viewing guidelines. Download Noaa Species Guide For The Us West Coast.
NOAA regional Guides to Marine Mammals
2-page illustrated PDF guides to marine mammals with summaries of marine mammal viewing guidelines. Download Noaa Species Guide N Pacific And Arctic.
NOAA regional Guides to Marine Mammals
2-page illustrated PDF guides to marine mammals with summaries of marine mammal viewing guidelines. Download Noaa Species Nw Atlantic Species Guide.
This 2-page A4 brochure provides hints and tips and examples of photos that can be taken by naturalist guides or tourists in order to contribute to research and conservation in the Antarctic.
Guides produced for St. Vincent and the Grenadines by Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Illustrated guides and posters of humpback whales and other species found in the Caribbean - Download Poster St Vincent Grenadines Species A4
Guides produced for St. Vincent and the Grenadines by Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Illustrated guides and posters of humpback whales and other species found in the Caribbean - Download St Vincent Grenadines Poster Humpback Whale A4
Guides produced for St. Vincent and the Grenadines by Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Illustrated guides and posters of humpback whales and other species found in the Caribbean - Download St Vincent Grenadines Cetacean Species Id Guide Lr
Tourist Guide of Whalewatching in Colombia
An English language guide to whale watching in Colombia, focusing on humpback whales. To be cited as: Arias-Gaviria, D., Muñoz-Vargas, C.A. & I.C. Avila. Tourist Guide of Whalewatching in Colombia. Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Vice Ministry of Tourism, Directorate of Quality and Sustainable Development of Tourism of Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia. 61p.
Observación responsable de delfines de río
Spanish language guides to watching river dolphins in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins, in a two-page summary format with information about other flora and fauna that can be observed in the rivers. Download Observacion Delfines Rio
Observación responsable de delfines de río
Spanish language guide to watching river dolphins in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins, an 84 page illustrated booklet with information about other flora and fauna that can be observed in the rivers.