Researchers raise red flag over disturbing trend at tourist destination where whales go to mate: 'It can provoke significant effects'

Researchers raise red flag over disturbing trend at tourist destination where whales go to mate: 'It can provoke significant effects'

Mexico's marine tourism industry, which draws in tens of thousands of tourists during whale mating season, largely ignores important guidelines protecting the health and well-being of whales, as reported by Inside Climate News. What's happening? Each year, whales migrate from up the Pacific Coast in the U.S. down to Bahía de Banderas, or Banderas Bay, for warmer climates during the winter. According to Ecobac, from 1996 to 2016, 2,272 unique wha…