CONTENTS
Page   3    Summary
       4    Acknowledgements
       5    Introduction
       6    1   Opening of the meeting
       6    2   Educational values of whale watching: the current effort
       6    2.1 Summary of types of information
       15   2.2 Kind and quality of science information to be provided
       17   2.3 Whale watch guides
       19   2.4 Boat operators
       20   2.5 Certification
       21   3   Academic usefulness of whale watching
       21   3.1 Whale watching as an extension of the classroom
       23   3.2 Use of the Internet, World Wide Web, and other high-tech tools
       23   3.3 Funding of programmes
       23   4   Evaluating of the educational experience
       23   4.1 Reasons to evaluate
       24   4.2 What to evaluate
       24   4.3 How to evaluate
       24   4.4 Who should evaluate
       25   5   The role of NG0s
       27   6   The role of communities
       27   6.1 Community activities
       28   6.2 Educating communities about whale watching
       29   7   Conclusions
       29   7.1 Recommendations
       30   7.2 Post-Workshop life of the report
       30   8   Closing of the meeting
       32   Appendix A    Approved agenda
       33   Appendix B    General principles for whale watching
       35   Appendix C    List of working papers
       36   Appendix D    List of participants