The service providers of GBAL perform blue whale-watching with special permits issued by SEMARNAT and follow the guidelines in order to do this activity responsibly. Additionally, they have also commitment to respect some specific rules for the species in the Loreto Bay National Park, the most important is to promote the observation of females with calves for short periods of time. If they are in the presence of them, the boat will stop to observe from afar and continue their way to search for other individuals. The performance of responsible whale-watching will help preserve this critical area for the survival of this blue whale population and benefit local people who live from this important marine resource.
The service providers of GBAL are eager to continuously receive information of the updates of whale-watching guidelines, new whale-watching methods, knowledge generated by researchers, etc. Likewise, there is regulation, support and surveillance among all the members of the group. The results of all this effort in conjunction is leading is directing the blue whale-watching activity in a responsible manner, which makes this experience unique for the tourists, as for the blue whales.
