Whale watchers, listen up. Sperm whales have recently been spotted along Hualien’s coast. One lucky tour boat encountered them three days in a row. With whale watching season in full swing, Hualien tourism is bouncing back from the April 3 earthquake.
Whale watchers pull out their phones, snapping photos of sperm whales close to their boat. As if to show off, one whale emerges to the surface before lunging back to the sea, blowing up water to the delight of the crowd.
This rare sighting was on a Sunday. For three days in a row, one tour boat was lucky enough to encounter sperm whales off the coast. One passenger brought her dogs to enjoy the sight.
Visitor
We came to see the whales. It’s the first time for these dogs.
Chiu Hsi-tung
Whale watching tour operator
The whales probably came to Hualien’s waters because it’s breeding season for small and large neritic squid and South China Sea squid. They probably came over to look for food. Since there’s food here, of course they’re not going away.
Amid the summer travel season, Ministry of Agriculture vouchers that launched on July 1 have drawn visitors back to Hualien. Whale watching tour operators say business is slowly recovering from the blow of the April 3 earthquake.
Chiu Hsi-tung
Whale watching tour operator
The Ministry of Agriculture program and the accommodation subsidies have been quite beneficial for Hualien as a whole. There’s been an increase in business of more than 20%, driven by the agriculture ministry vouchers.
With government efforts underway, Hualien has high hopes for a tourism comeback.
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