Marine Mammals

What is Marine Wildlife Tourism?
Marine wildlife Tourism – a form of non-

consumptive tourism that focuses on the
observation of marine species and habitat and in
some cases even direct human-animal
interaction
How does tourism affect wildlife?
Wildlife watching Tourism can have adverse effect on

wildlife in three ways:
- by causing changes in their behavior

- changes to their physology; or
- damage to their habitat
How does marine tourism
affect marine life?
Marine animals such as whales,

seals, dugong, dolphins, and
birds are also disturbed by
increased number of boats, and
by people approaching too
closely.
Hearing is the primary sense of cetaceans.
They use vocalizations not only to
communicate and maintain group cohesions,
but also to locate prey and navigate using
echolocation. Vocalization patterns are
altered by the presence of tour boats.
What is vocalization in animals?
Vocalization, any sound produced through the action

of an animal's respiratory system and used in
communication. ... Vocal sound, which is virtually
limited to frogs, crocodilians and geckos, birds, and
mammals, is sometimes the dominant form of
communication.
Echolocation, also called bio sonar, is a biological
sonar used by several animal species.
Echolocating animals emit calls out to the
environment and listen to the echoes of those
calls that return from various objects near them.
They use these echoes to locate and identify the
objects.
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Bohol Sea: ...
Tanon Strait: ...
Bago Pulupandan Area: ...
Babuyan Channel: ...
Sarangani Bay: ...
Verde Island Passage: ...
Puerto Princesa Bay
Has anyone has been swallowed by whale?
There have been no modern day incidents of

humans being swallowed by whales. However,
legend has it that in the 19th century, James
Bartley was swallowed by a sperm whale but
managed to survive in the whale's stomach. The
story has been found to be untrue
Is it dangerous to swim with whale Sharks?
Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the world. They've

been known to reach more than 40 feet in length and
can weigh as much as 47,000 pounds, about equal to
five elephants. ... As filter feeders, they eat only
plankton and the occasional fish, so they're not
dangerous to humans.
Do whale sharks attack human?
These huge animals are not dangerous. Whale

sharks have never attacked humans. On the
contrary, we are a potential danger to them.
The benefits of whale watching
A number of coastal communities have been transformed by
the introduction of whale watch tourism, such as Kaikoura,
New Zealand, where annual visitor numbers rose from 3,400
to an estimated 873,000 over a period of roughly 10 years4-6.
Whale watching also makes significant and long-term
contributions to employment and the economy in Scotland,
and many other coastal communities around the world
where whale watching is growing more rapidly than other
forms of tourism. In these communities, the income and jobs
generated by whale watching can foster a sense of pride and
stewardship for the whales and dolphins upon which the local
economy depends.
Whale watching vessels can also serve as valuable platforms
of opportunity for the collection of data on whale or dolphin
distribution, habitat use, and long-term photo-identification
studies. Long-term partnerships between whale watch tour
operators and researchers in the Gulf of Maine have resulted
in the publication of over 75 peer-reviewed scientific papers
that include the use of data collected on board whale
watching vessels. The hosting of whale researchers on live-
aboard eco-tours in the Antarctic provides researchers with
cost-effective access to an extremely remote area where they
can conduct valuable studies on whales and their habitat.
Impact of Whale and dolphin watching
Whale watching can have an impact on their natural

behaviour, including their ability to feed, rest and rear
their young. This can cause problems in the short and long
term, say those working in the field of marine biology.
Boats can also collide with the whales, putting everyone
at risk.
" Boat interacting with whales can disrupt their activities,
like stopping them foraging for food or resting,“
CLASSIFICATION OF MARINE
MAMMALS
Cetaceans
1. CETACEANS: WHALES, DOLPHIS, and PORPOISE
Whale Dolphin
Cetaceans (whales, porpoises, and dolphins) are
classified into two main groups:
1. baleen whales (mysticetes) and,
2. toothed whales (odontocetes).
They spend their lives in water, and have many

adaptations to their entirely aquatic lifestyle. There are
over 70 different species of cetacean.
Pinnipeds
2. PINNIPEDS – (SEALS, SEA LIONS, and WALRUSES )
Sea Lion Seal
Walruses
Human
Interaction
The pinnipeds are a group of 33 species of aquatic
fin-footed mammals composing three families:
1. the true seals (family Phocidae),
2. the fur seals and sea lions (family Otariidae), and
3. the walrus (family Odobenidae).
Pinnipeds live only in rich marine environments and a

few inland or tropical freshwater systems.
Pinnipeds include walruses, earless seals (or true
seals), and eared seals (sea lions and fur seals). They
are one of four groups of marine mammals, the others
being cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises),
sirenians (manatees and dugongs), and sea otters. The
cetaceans and sirenians are completely aquatic,
however, and the sea otters (Fissipeds) can mate and
raise their young entirely at sea, while the pinnipeds
spend considerable time on land, including giving birth
and raising their young.
Pinnipeds, reflecting the wide diversity in nature, exhibit
diverse reproductive behaviors and occupy a wide
variety of habitats, from the tropics to the polar
regions. Seals are almost exclusively marine, but one
species, the Baikal seal or nerpa (Phoca sibirica) lives in
Lake Baikal, a freshwater environment, and two
subspecies of the ringed seal also spend their whole
lives in freshwater.
Sirenians
3. SIRENIANS – (MANATEES and DUGONGS)
Swimming with Manatees
( Dugong )
( Manatees )
Fissipeds
4. FISSIPEDS – (POLAR BEARS and SEA OTTERS)
What are marine Fissipeds?
Marine fissipeds are a unique group as this sector is

home to polar bears and sea otters. They are classified
as marine mammals because they depend on the sea
for survival. Though they spend most of their time on
land, marine fissipeds rely on the sea as a hunting
ground.
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What is Marine Wildlife Tourism?

Marine wildlife Tourism – a form of non-

Wildlife watching Tourism can have adverse effect on

- by causing changes in their behavior

Marine animals such as whales,

Vocalization, any sound produced through the action

There have been no modern day incidents of

Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the world. They've

These huge animals are not dangerous. Whale

Whale watching can have an impact on their natural

They spend their lives in water, and have many

Sea Lion Seal

Pinnipeds live only in rich marine environments and a

Marine fissipeds are a unique group as this sector is

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