In addition, cetacean watching has steadily developed since its inception in Hualien County in the late 1990s. In the past few years there has been a steady stream of over 200,000 visits per year, with the rate of growth topping the list of the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
此外，賞鯨豚活動從 1990 年代後期在花蓮起步後一路上揚，近年每年都穩定吸引二十幾萬人次慕名前往，發展之快速，還在國際動物福利基金會（IFAW）的賞鯨成長國家排名中拔得頭籌。