Norway Regulates Boats Whale Watching (370m) and Snorkeling (740m) from Fishing Vessels

Paul Thompson : Ecologist

This is a big deal, Why ?

It's well documented that snorkelling with whales causes “avoidance behaviour” and often results in adults abandoning calves for longer than normal periods of time (*1) .

Read more here

https://www.paulthompson.info/blog/2019/12/snorkelling-with-whales-to-be-banned-in-norway?fbclid=IwAR1QGcZHxqdwq0pwyd0mK2wGlOzKq3YdDoBUIjCC0n_XjuD2VFGEUxgajLw