Climatic changes have had significant impacts on marine ecosystems, including apex
predators such as cetaceans. A more complete understanding of the potential impacts of …

There is scientific consensus that human activity through whale-watching is causing an
increasing amount of damage to the natural environment, which poses critical challenges to …

Ocean ecosystems have responded and will continue to respond to climate changes of
different rates, magnitudes, and durations (virtually certain). Human societies depend on …

The study examines the socio-cultural values of multiple ecosystem services (ES) sourced
from whales in Skjálfandi Bay, North Iceland, with many beneficiaries living in and visiting …

Introduction Social-ecological systems (SES) recognize the intricate relationship between
human activities and the environment and advocate for comprehensive approaches to …

Fishing activities are vulnerable to climate change and natural climatic variability. Fishery-
dependent coastal communities with low diversification of economic activities are especially …

Climate change is exerting unprecedented effects on the habitats of marine mammals.
Common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) have suffered immense harm from …

The social-ecological change in the Arctic is accelerated by the multifaceted effects of
climate change and globalization. Among other things, this means changing human …

Achieving equitable and sustainable ecotourism requires a wide range of multidisciplinary
and cross-scale information, particularly given the growing scale of ecotourism operations …

Abstract The Gulf of California (GC) is one of the most productive seas in the Pacific Ocean
because of several oceanographic phenomena that support many marine mammal species …