An association of whale watching operators has been formed and registered in the Eastern Caribbean. "CARIBwhale Inc" was registered in Dominica on 22nd February 2007 as a non profit organization. It is made up if members/ whale watching operators from: Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Grenada.

The Directors are:

• Andrew Armour - Anchorage Whale Watch & Dive Center, Dominica - President

• Paul Hackshaw - Hackshaws Boat Charters, St. Lucia - Vice President

• Kim Bendall - Victoria Marine, Samana Dominican Republic - Treasurer

• Kim Halbich - Fantasea Tours, St. Vincent - Secretary

• Derek Perryman - Dive Dominica, Dominica - Public Relations Officer
  The goals of CARIBwhale are to foster an environment that protects cetaceans and their habitat, promote responsible whale watching, support non-invasive scientific research, conservation, education, and advocacy. There is a need to show the economic and social value of whales and dolphins alive for whale watching; how this translates to heads in beds, jobs, business potential, community participation and development. The added value of this attraction to a destination, thereby improving the tourism product.

CARIBwhale has been registered.
A logo completion has been started in CARICOM countries for it's logo.
There will be a board meeting in St. Lucia in April 2007.
A co-coordinator will be hired and employed.
A "Whale & Dolphin Tour Guide" training program will be run in May 2007.

This has been strongly supported and endorsed by the International Fund For Animal Welfare.