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Marine Discovery Penzance:
Winner of the 2013 Responsible Whale Watch Awards
Marine Discovery Penzance, winners of the 2013 Responsible Whale Watch Awards. From left to right: Dylan Walker (Secretariat, Whale Watch International), Duncan Jones (Marine Discovery Penzance), Hannah Jones (Marine Discovery Penzance), Ian Rowlands (Planet Whale and WhaleFest)
“Responsible whale watching is about integrity. That's what responsible whale and dolphin watch operators have, and we must strive to never lose it.”
Duncan Jones, Marine Discovery Penzance
At a ceremony held at the International Whale Watch Conference on 5th November 2013, we at Planet Whale were delighted to announce that Marine Discovery Penzance (United Kingdom) are the winners of the 2nd Responsible Whale Watch Awards. What’s more, there were two other worthy finalists this year with Eye to Eye Marine Encounters (Australia) and Whale Watch West Cork (Ireland) taking runners up awards. We send huge congratulations to all three of them.
Also making the final shortlist for the Awards with five star ratingsin passenger reviews and a presentation were last year's winner Conscious Breath Adventures (Dominican Republic), Fins n Flukes (Tonga), Ventura | Nature Emotions (Madeira, Portugal), Ischia Dolphin Project (Italy), and Cape Cruiser (Portugal)
Hannah Jones of Marine Discovery Penzance talks about a new initiative: Cornwall Marinelife Boat Operators Association
Duncan Jones of Marine Discovery Penzance talks about his tours and the International Whale Watch Conference
Shortlisted operators
Joanna Castro of AIMM introduces the work of Cape Cruiser at the 2013 Responsible Whale Watch Awards
Nic Slocum, Chair of Whale Watch International and owner of Whale Watch West Cork gives his vision for the responsible whale watch partnership (Whale Watch International)
Gene Flipse introduces Conscious Breath Adventures and his reasons for joining the Responsible Whale Watch Partnership (Whale Watch International)
Video entry for the 2013 Responsible Whale Watch Awards from Ischia Dolphin Project
Video entry for the 2013 Responsible Whale Watch Awards from Eye to Eye Marine Encounters
Video entry for the 2013 Responsible Whale Watch Awards from Fins n Flukes
Video entry for the 2013 Responsible Whale Watch Awards from Ventura : Nature Emotions
In anticipation of the Awards in 2014 we look forward to seeing more positive reviews on the Planet Whale website . . . so if you have a whale watch operator you think is doing a great job and is responsible, get posting! Together let’s raise the standards - and take a stand too - for responsible whale watching. It really can change the world.
