Whale watching in Norway caught between more traditional hunting canons and the 
lucrative promise of seismic airguns

Bertella, Giovanna; Vester, Heike

doi:10.3727/154427315X14398263718510

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Whale watching in Norway caught between more traditional hunting canons and the lucrative promise of seismic airguns

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Vester, Heike
Max Planck Research Group Network Dynamics, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Max Planck Society;

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Bertella, G., & Vester, H. (2015). Whale watching in Norway caught between more traditional hunting canons and the lucrative promise of seismic airguns. Tourism in Marine Environments, 11(1), 73-77. doi:10.3727/154427315X14398263718510.

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This research note concerns the role of whale-watching tourism providers in the debate over protection of the marine environment. The case reported is about northern Norwegian whale-watching organizations. Based on the analysis of local newspapers and on the direct experience of one member of our research team, this research note concludes that the whale-watching companies, and more in general the wildlife tourism companies, engage only marginally in the debate. This can be explained referring to the companies' limited availability of resources and experience in the field, and to the existence of different perspectives relative to the way humans can use and impact the marine environment and its inhabitants.