The World Cetacean Alliance is requesting your help with an important online survey to submit any ‘Areas of Interest’ in the African region that you think could qualify for Whale Heritage Site status in future.
Whale
Heritage Sites are land and sea areas where people and cetaceans
(whales, dolphins, and porpoises) live close together, and where
respectful and sustainable practices lead to responsible tourism,
sustainable development, research and education, and the protection of
marine species and habitats.
The results of this survey will be discussed at the Whale Heritage Sites Summit, Durban, South Africa, on 28-29 June 2017,
and will form the basis for further dialogue and efforts to encourage
the establishment of Whale Heritage Sites across the region.
The survey is open to any interested person, and includes locations across coastal Africa and adjacent island states in the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.