The winter whales
Peer-reviewed publications based on my PhD research in Skjervøy, a small town in the Norwegian Arctic which has been the hub of winter whale tourism since 2017.
Snorkelling with orcas (killer whales) in Skjervøy, Northern Norway: Ambivalent encounters in a crowded tourism space (February 2025)
Hale, Sadie E. (2025) Snorkelling with orcas (killer whales) in Skjervøy, Northern Norway: Ambivalent encounters in a crowded tourism space. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 8(2):770–790. https://doi.org/10.1177/25148486251319672
Image credit: Luis Dias
Cynégétiques de l’immersion : l’ambivalence du contact avec les cétacés dans le cadre de l’exploration touristique et scientifique (December 2025)
[Hunting in immersion: the ambivalence of contact with cetaceans in the context of tourist and scientific exploration]
Jeremie Brugidou, Fabien Clouette and Sadie Hale (2025) « Cynégétiques de l’immersion : l’ambivalence du contact avec les cétacés dans le cadre de l’exploration touristique et scientifique », Via [Online], 28 | 2025, Online since 30 December 2025, connection on 05 January 2026. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/viatourism/14317 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/15f7l
Image credit: Jeremie Brugidou and Fabien Clouette