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| ACCOBAMS - High Quality Whale Watching Code of Good Conduct - French |
ACCOBAMS
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| ACCOBAMS High Quality Whale Watching Guidelines - brochure format |
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| ACCOBAMS_MOP4_Res.4.7- Guidelines for commercial cetacean watching in the ACCOBAMS Area |
Italy
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| ACCOBAMS_MOP6_Res6.20- Commercial cetacean watching in the ACCOBAMS area |
Italy
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| Antarctic_IAATO Cetacean Watching Guidelines |
Antarctica
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| Arctic_AECO_Cetacean Guidelines |
Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators
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| Arctic_AECO_Community Guidelines |
Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators
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| Arctic_Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators-Cetacean Guidelines |
Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators
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| Argentina_ WW Regulations for the Rio Negro Province |
Argentina
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| Argentina_Ley No 5714 WW Regulations for the Chubut Province_Spanish |
Argentina
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| Argentina_WW Regulations for the Chubut Province |
Argentina
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| Australia_Great Barrier Reef Swim with Minke Whale_Code_of_Practice |
Australia
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| Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching 2017 |
Australia
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| Brazil_English translation of guidelines from 2012 IWC Compendium |
Brazil
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| Brazil_Portaria_ibama_117_1996_Regulations to protect cetaceans from harassment (Portuguese) |
Brazil
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| Canada_Whale Wise guidelines |
Canada
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| Canadian Marine Mammal Regulations (2018 revision) |
Canada
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| Caribbean_ Overarching Principles and Best Practice Guidelines for Marine Mammal Watching in the Wider Caribbean Region |
UN Environment Programme
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| Chile Regulations for the observation of mammals, reptiles and birds and the cetacean sighting record |
Chile
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| Chile_manual_buenas_practicas_Avistamiento de Fauna Marina (Spanish only) |
Chile
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| CMS Resolution on Sustainable Boat-based Marine Tourism |
Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
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| CMS Species-specific Guidelines for Boat-based Wildlife Watching |
Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
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| Colombia_English translation of guidelines from the 2012 IWC Compendium |
Colombia
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| Colombia_National Guidelines for watching Marine mammals (Spanish) |
Colombia
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| Dominican Republic_English Translation from 2012 IWC Compendium Guidelines |
Dominican Republic
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| Ecuador_whale watching regulations 2014_Spanish |
Ecuador
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| Egypt_HEPCA Code of Conduct dolphin approach and dolphin swim |
Egypt
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| France - 2021 The Approach and Observation of Cetaceans in La Reunion |
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| France - Charter for the responsible practice of marine mammal watching for commercial activities in the Agoa Sanctuary |
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| France - Decree n° R-2017-03-15-003 regulating cetaceans approaches in waters under French jurisdiction in the West Indies |
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| France - National Decree of July 2011 identifying protected marine mammals and prohibiting the pursuit and the harassment of these animals |
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| France-Regulation for marine mammal watching in Mayotte (French) |
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| France-tour operators charter for marine mammal watching in Mayotte (French) |
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| Gabon_Responsible whale observation Poster_WCS |
Gabon
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| Gabon: Guide d'approche pour une observation résponsable des baleines et cétacés du Gabon |
Gabon
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| Greenland_whale watching guidelines_English_Danish |
Denmark (Greenland)
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| Iceland_IceWhale-CoC-OperatorsManual |
Iceland
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| Ireland_Marine Notice No 15 of 2005_Guidelines for correct procedures when encountering whales and dolphins |
Ireland
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| IWC 2012 Carole Carson Compendium of whale watching Regulations (English) |
International Whaling Commission
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| Kenya_Code of conduct Kisite-Mpunguti MPA |
Kenya
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| Mexico_National Whale Watching Guidelines- NOM-131-SEMARNAT-2010 (Spanish) |
Mexico
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| Mexico- Loreto Bay Blue Whale Group passive whale watching (Spanish) |
Mexico
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| New Zealand Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 1992 |
New Zealand
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| New Zealand Marine Mammals Protection Regulations 2008 Amendment |
New Zealand
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| New Zealand marine-mammal-rules-for-social-media |
New Zealand
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| Norway_2019 National guidelines (Norwegian only) |
Norway
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| Norway_Norwhale National Guidelines PosterA2 |
Norway
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| Norway_Norwhale whale watching Brochure (English and Norwegian) |
Norway
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| Norway_whale watching guidelines_A4 summary for web |
Norway
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| Ocean Azores Foundation Whale Watching Tips and Guidelines |
Portugal
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| Pacific Regional Guidelines for Whale & Dolphin Watching_2008 |
SPREP - Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
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| Panama National whale watching regulations DM-0144-2022 (Spanish) 2022 |
Panama
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| Panama_English translation of 2007 regulations from 2012 IWC Compendium |
Panama
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| Panama_National Whale watching regulations -DM 0530_2017 (Spanish) |
Panama
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| Pelagos Sanctuary- Code of Conduct for whale watching (English) |
France (Mainland and Overseas)
Italy
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| Peru_2019 Ministerial Resolution on whale watching_English |
Peru
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| Peru_Resolución_Ministerial_N__451-2019-PRODUCE_Spanish |
Peru
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| Portugal_ Azores_Guidelines 2005_Portaria N 52004_Portuguese |
Portugal
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| Portugal_2018 Summary of whale and dolphin watching guidelines for areas under Portuguese Jurisdiction (English) |
Portugal
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| Portugal_Azores Rules and Codes of Conduct for Whale and Dolphin Watching |
Portugal
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| Portugal_Cetacean Observation Law Decreto-Lei n.o 92006 (Portuguese) |
Portugal
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| Reunion charter for responsible viewing of marine mammals and turtles (French) |
France (Mainland and Overseas)
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| South Africa_ 2017 TOPS Marine Species Regulations |
South Africa
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| South Africa_MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998)_2008 Update |
South Africa
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| South Africa_MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998)_2017 draft |
South Africa
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| South Africa_Standards for Whale watching vessels |
South Africa
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| Spain Royal Decree 1727_2007 establishing protection measures for cetaceans |
Spain
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| Spain_Canary Islands Decree 178_2000 - regulation of WW in Canary Islands_Spanish |
Spain
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| Spain_Canary Islands Translated summary of regulations - Spanish, German, English (MEER) |
Spain
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| Sri Lanka_Sea Mammals (Observation, Regulation and Control) Regulations 2012 |
Sri Lanka
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| Tonga_2013 Whale Watching and Swimming Regulations English |
Tonga
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| United Kingdom Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007 |
United Kingdom
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| United Kingdom_Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 |
United Kingdom
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| United Kingdom_Scottish Guide to best practice for marine wildlife watching |
United Kingdom
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| United States Marine Mammal Protection Act (downloaded August 2017) |
United States of America
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| United States_NOAA summary of approach regulations from MMPA |
United States of America
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