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Worldwide, over 13 million people join
organised whale-watching trips each year.*


This website has been developed as an information resource for the increasing number of people with an interest in watching cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises).

This site will help you to
  • plan your first or next whale-watching trip
  • learn more about the animals you might see
  • do some voluntary work or support relevant charities, and
  • keep up to date with the latest cetacean news.
Please email us with your contributions on whale-watching tour companies or destinations (the best time of year to visit and the species you have seen), and also cetacean-related books, courses, volunteer opportunities or charities. General feedback on our site is also welcome.

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Sperm whale, Dominica

© Gill Sinclair 2006
Sperm whale, Dominica
Atlantic spotted dolphins, The Bahamas © Gill Sinclair 2005
Atlantic spotted dolphins, The Bahamas
Common dolphin, Scotland © Gill Sinclair 2006
Common dolphin, Scotland

NEWS
Iceland seeks EU membership; Japan cuts whaling subsidies
As Iceland pursues its bid to become part of the European Union, cetacean charities are calling on the 
EU to make the whaling nation's membership conditional on the cessation of the slaughter.
(more...)

Taiji residents
tested for mercury levels
As the international spotlight shines ever brighter on Taiji's drive hunts, authorities have admitted to testing residents' hair to determine levels of toxic mercury in the population. (more...)

Pingers prove there's profit in conservation
An Australian entrepreneur has demonstrated that there's money to be made protecting dolphins, with the development of a new dolphin-deterrent 'pinger'. (more...)
Site Credits & Terms of Use
Created by Gill Sinclair
Last updated: 15 November 2009

The images on these pages must not be copied or saved without the express written permission of the copyright owners.

*Acknowledgements:
O’Connor, S., Campbell, R., Cortez, H. and Knowles, T. (2009) Whale Watching Worldwide, Yarmouth MA: Economists at Large