| dc.coverage.spatial | Thailand | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-11T03:05:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-04-11T03:05:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-12-16 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Whales in the wild: rare gem amid Thailand mass tourism. (2016, December 16-17). BusinessWorld, p. S3/6. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/5423 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation | en |
| dc.relation.uri | https://www.bworldonline.com/whales-in-the-wild-rare-gem-amid-thailand-mass-tourism/ | en |
| dc.subject | marine mammals | en |
| dc.subject | tourism | en |
| dc.subject | feeding behaviour | en |
| dc.subject | scuba diving | en |
| dc.subject | water pollution | en |
| dc.subject | overfishing | en |
| dc.subject | animal welfare | en |
| dc.subject | nursery grounds | en |
| dc.subject | trawlers | en |
| dc.subject | diving | en |
| dc.title | Whales in the wild: rare gem amid Thailand mass tourism | en |
| dc.type | newspaperArticle | en |
| dc.citation.journaltitle | BusinessWorld | en |
| dc.citation.firstpage | S3/6 | en |
| local.seafdecaqd.controlnumber | BW20161216_S3/6 | en |
| local.seafdecaqd.extract | Piercing the water’s surface with its almond-shaped mouth, a giant Bryde’s whale opens wide for one, two, three seconds, gulping in anchovies as a boatload of awed tourists look on in the Gulf of Thailand. It’s a rare glimpse of marine life in its natural habitat, in a kingdom overrun with mass tourist attractions such as aquariums and dolphin shows. Once a dream for scuba divers, many of Thailand’s coral reefs have been dulled by pollution, over-fishing and increased boat traffic, as well as over-enthusiastic swimmers. But going out to spot Bryde’s whales is a relatively new concept. The 15-meter (50-foot) long mammals flock to the northern Gulf waters to feed on an abundance of anchovies during the September to December rainy season. | en |
| local.subject.personalName | Ekkul, Jirayu | |
| local.subject.personalName | Harvey, James | |
| local.subject.personalName | Thongsukdee, Surasak | |
| local.subject.corporateName | Marine and Coastal Research Center (MCRC) | en |
| local.subject.corporateName | International Fund for Animal Welfare | en |
| dc.contributor.corporateauthor | Agence France-Presse (AFP) | en |
