Compliance with Regulations by “Swim-with-Dolphins” Operations in Port Phillip Bay,Victoria, Australia |
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Authors: | SCARPACI CAROL DAYANTHI NUGEGODA CORKERON PETER J |
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Institution: | (1) RMIT University, Australia, Department of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Bundoora Campus, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, AU;(2) Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, N-9291 Troms?, Norway, NO |
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Abstract: | Managing the activities of commercial wildlife viewing tends to involve either restricting the number of industry participants
and/or regulating the activities or industry participants. We report on operator compliance with regulations regarding humans
swimming with free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. A total of 128 commercial dolphin-swim trips was studied between September
1998 and April 2000. Four permit conditions were investigated: approach type, swim time, time in proximity of dolphins, and
presence of “fetal fold” calves. Results demonstrate noncompliance by operators to all of the four permit conditions studied.
Compliance with temporal conditions was poorer than with other conditions. When conducting studies on the extent to which
tourism affects cetaceans, investigators should consider whether tourist operations comply with existing regulations or guidelines. |
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Keywords: | : Compliance Swim-with-dolphin operations Tursiops sp |
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