"Erich Hoyt" is a whale and dolphin (cetacean) researcher, conservationist, lecturer and author of 22 books and more than 600 reports, articles and papers. His book Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises (Earthscan, Taylor & Francis, 2005; 2nd edition, 2011), has been widely reviewed as the “definitive reference of the current extent of cetacean ecosystems-based management” and as “a unique and essential book for anybody interested in the conservation and protection of cetaceans. [This] definitive source on MPAs marine protected areas for cetaceans…will influence the design and management of this important and rapidly developing conservation tool.” Choice listed the book as an “Outstanding Academic Title’ for the year 2012.

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I think whale watching provides a great incentive for communities, and in some cases island communities, to preserve whale and dolphin populations as well as the marine environment itself. Conservation at a community level is absolutely vital for whale conservation, or any other maritime conservation, especially when it fuels the economy.

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There are 83 species of whales and dolphins (and porpoises) we know almost nothing about.

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