Whale-watching: Sustainable Tourism and Ecological Management
Cambridge University Press, 3/27/2014
EAN 9780521195973, ISBN10: 0521195977
Hardcover, 400 pages, 25.2 x 19.4 x 2.4 cm
Language: English
Within little more than a generation, whale-watching has been subject to global industrial development. It has been portrayed by destinations and business operators, and advocated by environmental groups, as a sustainable activity and an alternative to whaling. However, in recent years the sustainability of these activities has increasingly been questioned, as research shows that repeated disturbance by boat traffic can severely disrupt critical behaviours of cetaceans in the wild. Bringing together contributions by international experts, this volume addresses complex issues associated with commercial whale-watching, sustainable development and conservation of the global marine environment. It highlights widely expressed concerns for the failure of policy, planning and management and pinpoints both long-standing and emerging barriers to sustainable practice. Featuring numerous case studies, the book provides critical insights into the diverse socio-cultural, political, economic and ecological contexts of this global industry, highlighting the challenges and opportunities that arise along the pathways to sustainability.
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Tourism, cetaceans and sustainable development
moving beyond simple binaries and intuitive assumptions James Higham, Lars Bejder and Rob Williams
Part I. The Historical and Contemporary Contexts
2. Threats facing cetacean populations
the global context Rob Williams
3. From adoration to exploitation
the historical and contemporary contexts of human-cetacean interactions Simon J. Allen
4. Human attitudes and values
tradition versus transformation Peter Corkeron
5. The whale-watch industry
historical development Erich Hoyt and Chris Parsons
6. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) and whale-watching Carole Carlson, Naomi Rose, Hidehiro Kato and Rob Williams
Part II. Human Dimensions of Whale-Watching
7. The whaling versus whale watching debate
the resumption of Icelandic whaling Marianne Helene Rasmussen
8. Iceland and the resumption of whaling
an empirical study of the attitudes of international tourists and whale-watch tour operators Tommy Andersson, Beatrice Wende and Susanna Gothall
9. Green messengers or nature's spectacle
understanding visitor experiences of wild cetacean tours Heather Zeppel and Sue Muloin
10. Whale-watching
an effective education programme is no fluke Genevieve Johnson and Cynde McInnis
11. What's in it for the whales? Exploring the potential contribution of environmental interpretation to conservation Mark Orams, Paul Forestell and Jonathon Spring
12. Integrating traditional ecological knowledge and community engagement in marine mammal protected areas Naomi McIntosh, KepÄ Maly and John N. Kittinger
Part III. Ecological Dimensions of Whale-Watching
13. Understanding the ecological effects of whale-watching on cetaceans Fredrik Christiansen and David Lusseau
14. Whale-watching and behavioural ecology Rochelle Constantine
15. Energetic linkages between short-term and long-term effects of whale-watching disturbance on cetaceans
an example drawn from northeast Pacific resident killer whales David E. Bain, Rob Williams and Andrew W. Trites
16. Ecological constraints and the propensity for population consequences of whale-watching disturbances David Lusseau
17. The use of area-time closures as a tool to manage cetacean-watch tourism Julian Tyne, Neil Loneragen and Lars Bejder
Part IV. Sustainable Management – Insights and Issues
18. The socioeconomic, educational and legal aspects of whale-watching
a Scottish case study Chris Parsons
19. Vigilance, resilience and failures of science and management
spinner dolphins and tourism in Hawai'i David W. Johnston
20. A multi-agent model to simulate whale-watching tours
the case of the St Lawrence Estuary in Quebec, Canada Clément Chion, Jacques-André Landry, Lael Parrott, Danielle Marceau, Philippe Lamontagne, Samuel Turgeon, Robert Michaud, Cristiane C. A. Martins, Nadia Ménard, Guy Cantin and Suzan Dionne
21. Cetacean-watching in developing countries
a case study from the Mekong River Isabel Beasley, Lars Bejder and Helene Marsh
22. Whale-watching and community development
the Kaikoura (New Zealand) story David G. Simmons
23. Management of dusky dolphin tourism at Kaikoura (New Zealand) David Lundquist
24. Save the whales part 2
a new science advocacy communication framework Wiebke Finkler
25. Time to rethink
fostering the nascent 'sustainability paradigm' James Higham, Lars Bejder and Rob Williams
Index.
"This book is not exclusively for marine biologists; it is of equal interest to sociologists, social geographers and those organising or regulating ecological tourism and improving sustainability. And ultimately, it is an optimistic book with the final section detailing case studies of sustainable solutions." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom