Areas Of Concern: Whale and Dolphin Watching

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* 1. Please provide contact information:

This should include state/province and country. All other details are optional and all personal information and responses will remain confidential. Your contact information will only be used to contact you directly should we have a specific question about your responses, or to provide you with the summarized results of the survey.

Name

Company/Organization

City/Town

State/Province *

Country *

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Please indicate the sector in which you work. Check all that apply

Government

Academic Institution

NGO/Conservation

Tourism

Whale/dolphin watching

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Please list up to three areas (locations) where you are concerned about the impacts of commercial whale or dolphin watching?

Location 1:

Location 2:

Location 3:

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* 4. Regarding your first area of concern (location 1), please check the boxes that best describe your concern(s) for that location.

Too many whale/dolphin watching boats

Too many swimmers in the water with whales/dolphins

Harassment from whale/dolphin watching boats not following guidelines/regulations

Harassment from recreational boats unaware of guidelines

Harassment from recreational swimmers unaware of guidelines

Cumulative impacts of tours visiting cetaceans on multiple occasions each day

Cumulative impacts of tourists swimming with cetaceans on multiple occasions each day

Lack of protected areas where cetaceans can be away from whale/dolphin watching boats

Lack of a time period during the day when cetaceans are free from whale/dolphin watching boats

Concern that whale/dolphin watching could be adding to other known impacts on cetacean welfare or conservation status

Other (please detail)

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* 5. Regarding your first area of concern (location 1), what solutions do you believe would most help to improve the situation?

Development of guidelines/regulations

Improved collaboration between whale/dolphin watch boat operators

Licensing of whale/dolphin watch boat operators based on carrying capacity of target species

Effective enforcement of guidelines/regulations

Training for guides, skippers, staff etc.

Improved communication between stakeholders: Operators, NGOs, government, research institutes, etc.

Other (please describe)

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* 6. If appropriate, regarding your second area of concern (location 2), please check the boxes that best describe your concern(s) for that location.

Too many whale/dolphin watching boats

Too many swimmers in the water with whales/dolphins

Harassment from whale/dolphin watching boats not following guidelines/regulations

Harassment from recreational boats unaware of guidelines

Harassment from recreational swimmers unaware of guidelines

Cumulative impacts of tours visiting cetaceans on multiple occasions each day

Cumulative impacts of tourists swimming with cetaceans on multiple occasions each day

Lack of protected areas where cetaceans can be away from whale/dolphin watching boats

Lack of a time period during the day when cetaceans are free from whale/dolphin watching boats

Concern that whale/dolphin watching could be adding to other known impacts on cetacean welfare or conservation status

Other (please detail)

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* 7. If appropriate, regarding your second area of concern (location 2), what solutions do you believe would most help to improve the situation?

Development of guidelines/regulations

Improved collaboration between whale/dolphin watch boat operators

Licensing of whale/dolphin watch boat operators based on carrying capacity of target species

Effective enforcement of guidelines/regulations

Training for guides, skippers, staff etc.

Improved communication between stakeholders: Operators, NGOs, government, research institutes, etc.

Other (please describe)

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* 8. If appropriate, regarding your third area of concern (location 3), please check the boxes that best describe your concern(s) for that location.

Too many whale/dolphin watching boats

Too many swimmers in the water with whales/dolphins

Harassment from whale/dolphin watching boats not following guidelines/regulations

Harassment from recreational boats unaware of guidelines

Harassment from recreational swimmers unaware of guidelines

Cumulative impacts of tours visiting cetaceans on multiple occasions each day

Cumulative impacts of tourists swimming with cetaceans on multiple occasions each day

Lack of protected areas where cetaceans can be away from whale/dolphin watching boats

Lack of a time period during the day when cetaceans are free from whale/dolphin watching boats

Concern that whale/dolphin watching could be adding to other known impacts on cetacean welfare or conservation status

Other (please detail)

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* 9. If appropriate, regarding your third area of concern (location 3), what solutions do you believe would most help to improve the situation?

Development of guidelines/regulations

Improved collaboration between whale/dolphin watch boat operators

Licensing of whale/dolphin watch boat operators based on carrying capacity of target species

Effective enforcement of guidelines/regulations

Training for guides, skippers, staff etc.

Improved communication between stakeholders: Operators, NGOs, government, research institutes, etc.

Areas Of Concern: Whale and Dolphin Watching

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* 2. Please indicate the sector in which you work. Check all that apply

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* 3. Please list up to three areas (locations) where you are concerned about the impacts of commercial whale or dolphin watching?

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* 4. Regarding your first area of concern (location 1), please check the boxes that best describe your concern(s) for that location.

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* 5. Regarding your first area of concern (location 1), what solutions do you believe would most help to improve the situation?

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* 6. If appropriate, regarding your second area of concern (location 2), please check the boxes that best describe your concern(s) for that location.

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* 7. If appropriate, regarding your second area of concern (location 2), what solutions do you believe would most help to improve the situation?

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* 8. If appropriate, regarding your third area of concern (location 3), please check the boxes that best describe your concern(s) for that location.

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* 9. If appropriate, regarding your third area of concern (location 3), what solutions do you believe would most help to improve the situation?

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* 10. Would you like us to send you the results of this survey?

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* 11. Any further comments?