{"id":1831,"date":"2021-05-09T10:02:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T08:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/?page_id=1831"},"modified":"2026-07-21T07:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:23:59","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NOTRE MISSION\u00a0<\/h1>\n

R\u00e9introduire le respect au c\u0153ur du whale watching.<\/h2>\n
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Le whale watching a profond\u00e9ment chang\u00e9 notre relation aux baleines.<\/p>\n

En rempla\u00e7ant progressivement la chasse, il a permis \u00e0 des millions de personnes de d\u00e9couvrir ces animaux dans leur environnement naturel.<\/p>\n

Mais le succ\u00e8s du whale watching a \u00e9galement fait \u00e9merger un nouveau d\u00e9fi.<\/p>\n

Au fil des ann\u00e9es, l\u2019activit\u00e9 s\u2019est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle. Dans certaines destinations, la pression commerciale, la concurrence entre op\u00e9rateurs et les attentes des visiteurs ont progressivement favoris\u00e9 une logique de r\u00e9sultat : voir les baleines, toujours plus pr\u00e8s, toujours plus longtemps.<\/p>\n

Lorsque l\u2019observation devient un objectif \u00e0 atteindre \u00e0 tout prix, le respect risque de passer au second plan.<\/p>\n

Pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 ce d\u00e9fi, nous identifions et r\u00e9f\u00e9ren\u00e7ons les op\u00e9rateurs qui d\u00e9montrent qu\u2019il est possible de proposer des rencontres extraordinaires avec les c\u00e9tac\u00e9s sans compromettre leur bien-\u00eatre.<\/p>\n

Parce que l\u2019objectif n\u2019est pas seulement de voir les baleines.<\/p>\n

La qualit\u00e9 d\u2019une rencontre ne se mesure pas \u00e0 sa proximit\u00e9. Elle se mesure au respect qu\u2019elle contient.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Choisir le respect<\/h1> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Chaque r\u00e9servation effectu\u00e9e aupr\u00e8s d\u2019un op\u00e9rateur r\u00e9f\u00e9renc\u00e9 par le Shelltone Whale Project contribue \u00e0 encourager une vision du whale watching o\u00f9 le respect passe avant la performance.<\/p>\n

Nous croyons qu\u2019il est possible d\u2019offrir des rencontres extraordinaires avec les baleines sans chercher \u00e0 les approcher toujours davantage, \u00e0 les suivre toujours plus longtemps ou \u00e0 transformer leur pr\u00e9sence en simple r\u00e9sultat touristique.<\/p>\n

Les op\u00e9rateurs que nous r\u00e9f\u00e9ren\u00e7ons d\u00e9montrent chaque jour qu\u2019une autre approche est possible.<\/p>\n

En choisissant ces professionnels, vous ne choisissez pas seulement une excursion.<\/p>\n

Vous choisissez le respect.<\/p>\n

Pas la facilit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Pas le divertissement.<\/p>\n

Le respect.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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TOUTES LES RENCONTRES NE SE RESSEMBLENT PAS<\/span><\/h3>\n

CHOISISSEZ LE RESPECT<\/span><\/h3> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Pierre Lavagne de Castellan<\/span><\/h1> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Bio acousticien marin \u2013 Ethologue \u2013 Fondateur du Shelltone Whale Project<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Depuis 1981, ma passion pour les c\u00e9tac\u00e9s et mes recherches en communication inter-esp\u00e8ces avec les baleines m\u2019ont conduit \u00e0 passer une grande partie de ma vie \u00e0 leurs c\u00f4t\u00e9s.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Au fil des d\u00e9cennies, je n\u2019ai pas seulement observ\u00e9 les baleines. J\u2019ai \u00e9galement observ\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9volution de notre relation avec elles.<\/p>\n

J\u2019ai connu une \u00e9poque o\u00f9 le whale watching \u00e9tait une activit\u00e9 confidentielle, pratiqu\u00e9e par quelques passionn\u00e9s, naturalistes et scientifiques. J\u2019ai ensuite vu cette activit\u00e9 devenir une industrie mondiale permettant \u00e0 des millions de personnes de d\u00e9couvrir les c\u00e9tac\u00e9s dans leur environnement naturel.<\/p>\n

Cette \u00e9volution a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 une avanc\u00e9e consid\u00e9rable. Mais elle a \u00e9galement fait \u00e9merger de nouveaux d\u00e9fis.<\/p>\n

Au fil des ann\u00e9es, j\u2019ai constat\u00e9 que de nombreuses organisations contribuaient \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger les c\u00e9tac\u00e9s en d\u00e9finissant des r\u00e8gles d\u2019approche toujours plus pr\u00e9cises. Ce travail est essentiel et a permis de faire progresser la protection de nombreuses populations de baleines et de dauphins \u00e0 travers le monde.<\/p>\n

Mais mon exp\u00e9rience m\u2019a progressivement conduit vers une autre r\u00e9flexion.<\/p>\n

Le respect ne commence pas l\u00e0 o\u00f9 une r\u00e8gle l\u2019exige.<\/p>\n

Il commence dans l\u2019intention qui guide notre rencontre avec l\u2019animal.<\/p>\n

Une distance minimale peut \u00eatre respect\u00e9e sans v\u00e9ritable respect. \u00c0 l\u2019inverse, certaines des d\u00e9cisions les plus respectueuses ne figurent dans aucune r\u00e9glementation.<\/p>\n

Elles rel\u00e8vent d\u2019un choix.<\/p>\n

Le choix de privil\u00e9gier la qualit\u00e9 de la rencontre plut\u00f4t que sa proximit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Le choix d\u2019accepter parfois de renoncer.<\/p>\n

Le choix de laisser l\u2019animal d\u00e9cider.<\/p>\n

Au cours de mes recherches et de mes voyages, j\u2019ai \u00e9galement rencontr\u00e9 des femmes et des hommes qui partageaient cette vision. Des op\u00e9rateurs passionn\u00e9s, guid\u00e9s par leur respect des c\u00e9tac\u00e9s plut\u00f4t que par la recherche de performances toujours plus spectaculaires.<\/p>\n

Des professionnels qui d\u00e9montrent chaque jour qu\u2019il est possible d\u2019offrir des rencontres extraordinaires avec les baleines sans compromettre leur bien-\u00eatre.<\/p>\n

C\u2019est pour mettre en lumi\u00e8re ces op\u00e9rateurs que j\u2019ai cr\u00e9\u00e9 le Shelltone Whale Project.<\/p>\n

Parce que toutes les rencontres ne se ressemblent pas.<\/p>\n

Et parce que le respect m\u00e9rite d\u2019\u00eatre choisi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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OUR MISSION Bringing respect back to the heart of whale watching. Whale watching has profoundly changed our relationship with whales. By gradually replacing whaling, it allowed millions of people to discover these animals in their natural environment. It was a remarkable step forward. But the success of whale watching also created a new challenge. But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11313,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1831","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"

OUR MISSION\u00a0<\/h1>

Bringing respect back to the heart of whale watching.<\/h2> \u00a0\n\"\"\n

Whale watching has profoundly changed our relationship with whales.<\/p>

By gradually replacing whaling, it allowed millions of people to discover these animals in their natural environment. It was a remarkable step forward.<\/p>

But the success of whale watching also created a new challenge.<\/p>

But the success of whale watching also created a new challenge. Over the years, the industry expanded on a global scale. In some destinations, commercial pressure, competition between operators, and growing visitor expectations gradually encouraged a results-driven approach: seeing whales, getting closer, staying longer.<\/p>

When observation becomes an objective to achieve at all costs, respect can easily move into the background.<\/p>

Pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 ce d\u00e9fi, nous identifions et r\u00e9f\u00e9ren\u00e7ons les op\u00e9rateurs qui d\u00e9montrent qu\u2019il est possible de proposer des rencontres extraordinaires avec les c\u00e9tac\u00e9s sans compromettre leur bien-\u00eatre.<\/p>

Because the goal is not simply to see whales.<\/p>

The quality of an encounter is not measured by how close it gets. It is measured by the respect it contains.<\/p>\n

Choose Respect<\/h1>\n

Every booking made with a Shelltone-referenced operator supports a vision of whale watching where respect comes before results.<\/p>

We believe extraordinary encounters with whales are possible without constantly seeking greater proximity, longer interactions, or treating their presence as something to be achieved.<\/p>

Every day, the operators we select demonstrate that whale watching can be done differently.<\/p>

Choosing these operators means choosing more than just a whale watching trip.<\/p>

You are choosing respect.<\/p>

Not convenience.<\/p>

Not entertainment.<\/p>

Respect.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

NOT ALL ENCOUNTERS ARE CREATED EQUAL<\/h3>

CHOOSE RESPECT<\/h3>\n Discover Our Selected Operators <\/a>\n\"\"\n

Pierre Lavagne De Castellan<\/h1>\n

Marine bioacoustician - Ethologist - Founder of Shelltone Whale Project<\/h5>\n

Since 1981, my passion for cetaceans and my research into interspecies communication with whales have led me to spend a large part of my life alongside them.<\/p>\n

Over the decades, I have not only observed whales. I have also witnessed the evolution of our relationship with them.<\/p>

I remember a time when whale watching was a niche activity practiced by a small community of enthusiasts, naturalists, and scientists. Over the years, I watched it become a global industry, giving millions of people the opportunity to encounter cetaceans in their natural environment.<\/p>

This transformation opened the door to extraordinary experiences and helped countless people discover a deeper connection with the living world. But it also brought new challenges.<\/p>

Over the years, I have seen many organizations contribute to the protection of cetaceans by establishing increasingly precise approach guidelines and regulations. Their work is essential and has played an important role in protecting whale and dolphin populations around the world.<\/p>

But my own experience gradually led me toward a different reflection.<\/p>

Respect does not begin where a rule requires it.<\/p>

It begins in the intention that guides our encounter with the animal.<\/p>

A minimum approach distance can be respected without genuine respect. Conversely, some of the most respectful decisions are not written into any regulation.<\/p>

They are a matter of choice.<\/p>

The choice to value the quality of an encounter over proximity.<\/p>

The choice to accept that sometimes the right decision is not to approach.<\/p>

The choice to let the animal decide.<\/p>

Throughout my research and travels, I have also met women and men who share this vision. Dedicated operators guided by their respect for cetaceans rather than by the pursuit of increasingly spectacular encounters.<\/p>

Professionals who demonstrate every day that extraordinary encounters with whales are possible without compromising their well-being.<\/p>

It was to bring these operators into the spotlight that I created the Shelltone Whale Project.<\/p>

Not All Encounters Are Created Equal<\/p>

And because respect deserves to be chosen.<\/p>\n\"\"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":77,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11790,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1831\/revisions\/11790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shelltonewhaleproject.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}