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Tourism is a huge industry in today’s economy, however due to this it can have long lasting effects on the animals it involves. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest animals in our oceans and have a docile personality which attracts tourists every year, however in recent studies it has shown that viewings of the whale shark can cause it stress resulting in behavioural changes. The stress caused on the whale shark can have different effects on the whale shark which can interrupt their feeding, breeding and their lives in general. These are proven in studies that I have looked at, including a paper, by Angela Quiros, that studied the whale shark behaviour whilst being observed by tourists in boats and in the water. It also looked at if the tourists and …show more content…

(2007). Tourist compliance to a Code of Conduct and the resulting effects on whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) behaviour in Donsol, Philippines. Fisheries Research, 84 (1), pp. 102-108
Haskell, P., McGowan, A., Westling, A., Méndez-Jiménez, A., Rohner, C., Collins, K., Rosero-Caicedo, M., Salmond, J., Monadjem, A., Marshall, A. and Pierce, S. (2014). Monitoring the effects of tourism on whale shark Rhincodon typus behaviour in Mozambique. Oryx, 49(03), pp.492-499.
Araujo, G., Vivier, F., Labaja, J., Hartley, D. and Ponzo, A. (2017). Assessing the impacts of tourism on the world's largest fish Rhincodon typus at Panaon Island, Southern Leyte, Philippines. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27(5), pp.986-994.
Schleimer, A., Araujo, G., Penketh, L., Heath, A., McCoy, E., Labaja, J., Lucey, A. and Ponzo, A. (2015). Learning from a provisioning site: code of conduct compliance and behaviour of whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines. PeerJ, 3, p.e1452.
Pierce, S., Méndez-Jiménez, A., Collins, K., Rosero-Caicedo, M. and monadjem, A. (2010). Developing a Code of Conduct for whale shark interactions in Mozambique. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 20(7),

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