Wildlife Viewing Guidelines by Region
Overview | Ocean Etiquette | Policy | Guidelines by Region
The guidelines below provide valuable tips on how to responsibly view marine animals in the wild. Click on the map below for guidelines by region, or view General Marine Wildlife Viewing Guidelines [pdf], also available en español: Guía de Observadores de Vida Salvaje Marina [pdf].
- Alaska Marine Mammal Viewing Guidelines and Regulations
- Approach Regulations to Protect Right Whales in the North Atlantic and Humpback Whales in Hawaii and Alaska [pdf]
- Friends of the Elephant Seals
- Approach Regulations to Protect Humpback Whales in Hawaii and Alaska [pdf]
- Pacific Islands Regional Viewing Guidelines
- Friends of the Elephant Seals
- Harbor Seals in Washington State
- Killer Whale Watching Guidelines:
- Be Whale Wise Poster [pdf]
- Be Whale Wise Brochure [pdf] [571 KB]
- Northwest Regional Viewing Guidelines [pdf]
- Sharing the Shores with Seals and Sea Lions [pdf]
- Whale Watching Guidelines in the Pacific Northwest from the Whale Museum
- California Seal and Sea Lion Viewing Guidelines [pdf]
- Friends of the Elephant Seals
- Guidelines for Private Boaters [pdf]
- Seal and Sea Lion Safety Guidelines from City of San Diego
- Southwest Regional Viewing Guidelines
- Dolphin Ecology Project's "Watch that Wildlife: A Guide to Viewing Wildlife in the Florida Keys" [pdf] [1.8 MB]
- Manatee Viewing (Save the Manatee Club)
- Southeast Regional Viewing Guidelines
- Wildlife Viewing in Florida
- Approach Regulations to Protect Right Whales in the North Atlantic [pdf]
- Northeast Regional Viewing Guidelines [pdf]
- Seal Watching Guidelines [pdf] [2.7 MB]
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Killer whales
(Orcinus orca)
Photo: Mandy Merklein and P. Michael Payne, NOAA
