Pacific Islands whale watch tourism: 2005 - a region wide review of activity / prepared by Ecolarge Economists @ Large and Associates

Abstract

The data in this report have been attained primarily through an extensive survey of operators involved in marine-based tourism activities in the 22 countries, states and temtories covered by this assessment. In total, 139 operators were surveyed by questionnaire and telephone interviews with a response rate of 32%. Based on this sample size, this represents an appropriate response rate giving a cross section of all countries assessed and provides an adequate basis from which to form baseline estimates for the region. Further data have come from interviews and questionnaires sent to tourism authorities, government agencies, universities, researchers, non-govemmental and inter-govemmental organisations in all countries covered by the scope of this project. Thirty-one additional organisations participated in this study.