Whale watching in Los Cóbanos, El Salvador: a first approach to the activity
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https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v54i54.12071Keywords:
whale watching, Megaptera novaeangliae, humpback whale, Los Cóbanos, El SalvadorAbstract
In El Salvador, cetaceans have been little studied. Due to their regular migratory habits and association with the coasts; some species such as the humpback whale have been the focus of whale watching tourism in recent years. This type of tourism is growing rapidly around the world: one of its challenges is to conserve habitat and species while managing the needs of communities. Aspects of tourist activity and species are still unknown, being essential to generate scientific information. The objective is to describe the tourist activity of whale watching in the community of Los Cóbanos during November 2014-April 2015, taking as elements the description of the tourist supply and demand, estimate of the economic cost and species object of the activity. This work represents the first efforts to document socioeconomic aspects of whale watching tourism and lays the foundations for the conservation of these species in the country.
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