NewsWhore
01-11-2008, 02:10 PM
The Ministry of Environment and seven other state ministries have signed a memorandum providing rules for the upcoming whale watching season that starts next Tuesday, 15 January and ends in March in Samana. The Ministry of Tourism, the Navy, the Samana Bay Boat Owners Association, the Center for Conservation and Eco-development for Samana Bay, the Samana Tourist Service, the Dominican Marine Studies Foundation and ATEMAR signed the agreement as a way to guarantee the sustainability and conservation of the mating whales in Samana Bay. The memorandum controls which boats are authorized to carry passengers, the number of boats that can gather at the observation points and the distance the boats must keep from the whales. Whale watching season generates between RD$50 million and RD$60 million. 35,000 people are expected to take the whale watching trips this year.
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