Did you know that whale watching draws in 13 million people a year from 119 different countries? It also generates over $2.1 billion a year.
The Ifaw-commissioned report, compiled by the Australian organisation Economists at Large, found that income from whale watching had doubled over the last decade, with the fastest growth seen in Asia.
In 2008, it concluded, 13 million people went to sea to watch cetaceans in 119 countries.
[BBC New]
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