Essays about: "whale watching"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words whale watching.

  1. 1. Social-Ecological Resilience and Whale Conservation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sandra Wilbrink; [2023]
    Keywords : social-ecological resilience; international law; whale conservation; biodiversity protection;

    Abstract : Whale species face numerous man-made threats, such as pollution, whaling, climate change and whale-watching, that threaten their survival. International environmental law has several regulations in place that aim, either directly or indirectly, at conserving whales. READ MORE

  3. 2. Changes in cetacean presence and behavior in response to reduced marine traffic - the effects of a nationwide lockdown

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Lisa Falk Lindberg; Lindqvist Erika; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Creating noise-pollution and other disturbances, marine traffic poses a great threat to marine mammals all over the world which may demonstrate through short- and long-term changes in behavior and distribution. The Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 provided a setting to study the effects of marine traffic on cetacean presence and interactive behavior. READ MORE

  4. 3. DER BLÅSER HAN! (There he blows!) : On sailors, whales, and relationships based on not-knowing

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Guadalupe Canale; [2020]
    Keywords : Ontology; Opacity; Anthropomorphism; Technology; Kinship; Maritime anthropology; Multispecies ethnography; Environmental Humanities;

    Abstract : In a town in northern Norway, the sailors on whale-watching boats meet whales in their daily work. Many have up to 30 years’ experience in locating the whales, through sight or submerged microphones, and in positioning the boats in non-intrusive ways that respect the whales’ life in the open water. READ MORE

  5. 4. Killing with Kindness: is whale watching in the Salish Sea killing the Southern Resident Killer Whales? : how the social representation of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales has a big incentive on locals’ actions to protect the pods

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Adélaïde Fouache; [2020]
    Keywords : SRKW; killer whales; endangerment; whale watch industry; United States; Canada; social representations;

    Abstract : The fish-eating Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) live in the Salish Sea and have been listed as endangered by the U.S and Canada in early 2000s. Their population is still declining with only 72 individuals left in May 2020. READ MORE

  6. 5. Tourism as a tool for communicating complex environmental issues : Applying the ecosystem services framework to nature-based tourism activities across Iceland

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Miljövetenskap

    Author : Christopher Burfoot; [2017]
    Keywords : Case study; Ecosystem services; Iceland; Literature review; Nature-based tourism;

    Abstract : Throughout the twenty-first century, the lowering cost and increased availability of travel options has resulted in virtually uninterrupted economic growth of the international tourism sector. While financially beneficial, the increased movement of people has also been shown to have a negative impact on the environment, leading to the growth of a more environmentally-friendly approach to travel called nature-based tourism. READ MORE