The State of Whale Watching in Latin America
In local communities throughout Latin America, whale watching is making a vital socioeconomic contribution. It has been nearly 10 years since whale watching has been assessed throughout this region, although individual countries and communities are making their own important assessments in Argentina, México, Costa Rica and Venezuela.

État des lieux du whale watching en Amérique latine
En Amérique Latine, le whale watching - ou observation touristique des dauphins et baleines dans leur milieu naturel - contribue de manière vitale au développement socio-économique des communautés locales. La dernière étude réalisée dans cette région du monde sur l'observation des cétacés remonte à une dizaine d'années, bien que certains pays et communautés aient entrepris leur propre évaluation de la situation, comme c'est le cas en Argentine, au Mexique, au Costa Rica et au Vénézuela.

Pacific Island Whale Watch Tourism
A new IFAW report was released at the opening of the first meeting of Pacific Island region whale watching industry leaders. Finds whale and dolphin watching is one of the fastest growing industries in the Pacific Island region, growing at 45 per cent and worth US$21 million annually.

From Whalers to Whale Watchers
Whale watching has become an Australian success story according to a this IFAW report, which found more than 1.5 million people went whale watching in 2003.

The Growth of Whale Watching in Sydney 2003-2004
This IFAW report describes the tremendous growth of the Sydney whale watching industry. Tens of thousands of locals and international tourists now visit these magnificent creatures in the wild, just off the coast of Australia’s biggest city.

The New Zealand Whale Watching Industry 2004
An IFAW report into the New Zealand whale watching industry, found that New Zealanders and international visitors made more than 425,000 visits to watch whales. The whale watching industry continues to make a significant contribution to the New Zealand economy with expenditure reaching $NZ120 million in 2004.

Whale Watching Fact Sheet
More and more people around the world are reaching for cameras when they see a whale, while some governments are still reaching for harpoons.

Educational Values of Whale Watching
Whale watching is a world-wide industry accepted as a “sustainable use” of cetacean populations, compatible with Agenda 21 of the 1992 Rio de Janeiro UN Conference on Environment and Development.

Legal Aspects of Whale Watching
Whale watching activities, both land-based and sea-based, are spreading rapidly around the world, in many cases in the absence of regulation or guidelines, despite the fact that there may be potential risks or threats to whales posed by these activities which are also likely to be expanding. Nonetheless, regulations and guidelines are now beginning to be developed and in some countries are already being refined and updated.

Whale Watching 2001
Worldwide tourism numbers, expenditures, and expanding socioeconomic benefits.