We (NOAA Fisheries and McDowell Group) are excited to announce the release of the following report: Economic Analysis of Whale Watching Tourism in Alaska. 

This report documents the economic benefits that can stem from whale conservation and sustainable whale-watching practices and helps to support one of the many arguments for maintaining healthy marine mammal populations. This NOAA web story has a summary of some of the key take-aways from the findings of this study and a copy of the final report can be downloaded here.