Environmental Protection Area – Southern Right Whale APA
The creation of the Right Whale Protection Area conservation unit aims to protect the right whale; organise and guarantee the rational use of the region's...
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Australis Institute
In 1981, Vice-Admiral Ibsen de Gusmão Câmara, one of the leaders in the fight against the continuation of whaling in Brazil (practised until 1985 by Japanese...
‘Where whales are born’ - Southern Right Whale Project
‘Where whales are born’ is a qualitative research project to emphasise the importance of preserving the nursery. Interviews were organised to address the...
Celebration to Welcome the Right Whales
The annual Celebration to Welcome the Right Whales in Garopaba is a commemorative date where various organisations, local entities, musical bands, and art,...
Costa Catarina Territorial Development Association (ADTC)
The Costa Catarina Territorial Development Association (ADTC) was set up in 2013 by fishermen, farmers, artisans, technicians, and community and business...
Friends of the Environment for Ecology, Tourism and Sustainable Development Association (AMA)
Since 2011, Garopaba has held the World Beach Clean-Up Day (DMLP - Dia Mundial de Limpeza de Praias), an initiative of the NGO AMA (Associação Amigos do Meio...
Land-based Whale Watching Tourism (TOBTERRA)
The TOBTerra Network is an informal non-profit organisation founded in 2015 to promote and encourage land-based whale watching tourism in the region. It...
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