"A twist on ecotourism turns kids into sternmen, adults into foragers, a lobsterman into a floating mentor, and crustaceans into unwitting stars of the show."It explains how tourists to Maine can go out on a lobster boat with a real lobsterman to learn about the trade and then if there is a good catch eat a lobster for dinner.
The American Heritage Dictionary defines ecotourism as: "Tourism involving travel to areas of natural or ecological interest, typically under the guidance of a naturalist, for the purpose of observing wildlife and learning about the environment."
So according to the dictionary definition, these lobster tourists are traveling to natural areas, under the guidance of the well-informed lobsterman (who doesn't exactly qualify as a naturalist, in my humble opinion), for the purpose of observing and learning about lobsters - but - then eating them for dinner...
A twist on ecotourism indeed!
Read the full story: All claws on deck for lobster tours
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