Publications

BOOKS
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Bauer, A., McCafferty, D., Simmonds, M.P. and Wright, A.J. (2012). An Introduction to Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation. Jones & Bartlett Publishing: Sudbury, MA and London, England. 
  • Draheim, M.M, Madden, F., McCarthy, J.B. and Parsons, E.C.M. (Eds). (2015). Human-Wildlife Conflict: Complexity in the Marine Environment. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. 

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
2021
  • O’Bryhim, J., Parsons, E.C.M, and Lance, S.L. (2021). Forensic species identification of elasmobranchs landed in Costa Rican artisanal fisheries. Fisheries Research 233, 105755. [link]
2020
  • Fazio, J.M., Freeman, E.W., Bauer, E., Rockwood, L., Brown, J.L., Hope, K., Siegall-Willot, J. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2020). Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions. PLOS One 15(3): e0230239. [link]
  • Muldrow, M., Parsons E.C.M. and Jonas, R. (2020). Shifting baseline syndrome among coral reef scientists. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 7, art. 42(2020): 1-8. [link]
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Cigliano, J. (2020). Is the “academic conservation scientist” becoming an endangered species? Journal of Environmental Studies & Sciences 10(4): 478-482. [link]
  • Parsons, E.C.M. & Scarlett, A. (2020). The problem of toxic internships in the environmental field: Guidelines for more equitable professional experiences. Journal of Environmental Studies & Sciences 10(3): 352-354. [link]
  • Williams, R., Cholewiak, Clark, C.W., Erbe, C., George, C., Lacy, R., Leaper, R., Moore, S., New, L., Parsons, E.C.M., Rosenbaum, H., Rowles, T., Simmonds, M., Stimmelmayr, R., Suydam, R. and Wright, A. (2020). Chronic ocean noise and cetacean population dynamics. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 21(1): 85-94. 
2019
  • Brown, D., Sieswerda, P.L. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2019). Potential encounters between humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and vessels in the apex of the New York Bight, USA. Marine Policy 107, art. 103527: 1-8. [link]
  • Draheim, M.M., Parsons, E.C.M., Crate, S.A. and Rockwood, L. (2019). Perspectives on the management of urban coyotes. Journal of Urban Ecology 5(1), art. juz003: 1-13. [link]
  • Fazio, J., Freeman, E.W., Bauer, E. Rockwood, L. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2019). Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population. Zoo Biology 38(2): 189-199. [link]
  • Gleason, C. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2019). Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2018-2019. Tourism in Marine Environments 14(3): 194-210.
  • Naylor, W. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2019). An international online survey on public attitudes towards the keeping of whales and dolphins in captivity. Tourism in Marine Environments 14(3): 133-142.​ (supplementary material)
  • Shah, A. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2019). Lower concern about “biodiversity” in members of the public in Washington DC area, than “wilderness”, “natural places” and key charismatic megafauna and/or charismatic habitats. Applied Environmental Education & Communication 18(1): 79-80. [link]
  • Sitar Soller, A.S.M. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2019). More evidence of unsustainable dolphin-watching practices in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 24(3): 293-295. [link]
  • Stachowitsch, M., Rose, N.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2019). State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2018. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 20 (Suppl.): 291-304.
  • Thaler, A.D., Parsons, E.C.M., De Vos, A., Rose, N.A., Smith, C. and Fretz, D. (2019). Bot meets whale: best practices for mitigating negative interactions between marine mammals and microROVs. Frontiers in Marine Science 6: 506. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00506. [link]
2018
  • Amerson, A. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2018). Evaluating the sustainability of the gray whale-watching industry along the Pacific Coast of North America. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 26(8): 1362-1380.
  • Brown, D., Robbins, J., Sieswerda, P.L., Schoelkopf, R., and Parsons, E.C.M. (2018). Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sightings in the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary. Marine Mammal Science 34(1): 250-257.   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.12450/abstract 
  • Gleason, C. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2018). An initial review of whalewatching guidelines for endangered and critically endangered cetaceans. Journal of Cetacean Research & Management 13(2-3): 155-164.
  • Naylor, W. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2018) An online survey of public knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions toward whales and dolphins, and their conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science 5:1 53. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00153  www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00153/full
  • Parsons, E.C.M. (2018). Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right" - the sad case of vaquita, the Trump administration and the removal of protections for whales and dolphins. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 8(4): 407-410.
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Brown, D. (2018). Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2016-2017. Tourism in Marine Environments 13(1): 41-51. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/cog/tme/2018/00000013/00000001/art00004
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. (2018). The Blackfish Effect – citations, hearings, permits, and bills in the face of changing public opinion on captive cetaceans. Tourism in Marine Environments 13(2-3): 73–83.
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Smith, C. (2018). Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2017-2018. Tourism in Marine Environments 13(2-3): 175-185.
  • Stachowitsch, M., Rose, N.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. (2018). State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2017. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 19 (Suppl.): 276-285.
​2017
  • Galletti Vernazzani, B., Brownell, R.L., Burkhardt-Holm, P., Cabrera, E., Iñíguez, M., Luna, F., Parsons, E.C.M., Ritter, F., Rodríguez-Fonseca, J., Sironi, M., and Stachowitsch, M. 2017. Management and conservation at the International Whaling Commission: a dichotomy sandwiched within a shifting baseline. Marine Policy 83: 164-171.
  • O’Bryhim, J.R., Parsons, E.C.M. and Lance, S.L. 2017. Forensic species identification of elasmobranch products sold in Costa Rican markets. Fisheries Research: 186: 144-150. 
  • Oester, S., Cigliano, J.A., Hind-Ozan, E.J., and Parsons, E.C.M. 2017. Why conferences matter – an example from the International Marine Conservation Congress. Frontiers in Marine Science 4: 257. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00257
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2017. Impacts of navy sonar on whales and dolphins: now beyond a smoking gun. Frontiers in Marine Science 4: 295. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00295
  • Parsons, E.C.M., MacPherson, R. and Villagomez, A. 2017. Marine “conservation”: you keep using that word but I don't think it means what you think it means. Frontiers in Marine Science 4: 299. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00299
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Brown, D. 2017. Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2015-2016. Tourism in Marine Environments 12(2): 125-137.
  • Rose, N.A., Snusz, G.H., Brown, D.M., and Parsons, E.C.M. 2017. Improving captive marine mammal welfare in the United States: science-based recommendations for improved regulatory requirements for captive marine mammal care. International Journal of wildlife Law & Policy 20(1): 38-72. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13880292.2017.1309858
  • Schwartz, K.R., Parsons, E.C.M., Rockwood, L. and Wood, T.C. (2017). Integrating in-situ and ex-situ data management processes for biodiversity conservation. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 5: 120. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00120  https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2017.00120
  • Sitar, A., May-Collado, L.J., Wright, A.J., Peters-Burton, E., Rockwood, L. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2017. Tourists’ perspectives on dolphin-watching in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Tourism in Marine Environments 12(2): 79-94.
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2017. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2016. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 18 (Suppl.): 316-329.
2016
  • Cigliano, J.A., Bauer, A., Draheim, M.M., Foley, M., Lundquist, C.J., McCarthy, J.B., Patterson, K.W., Wright, A.J. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2016. The Kraken in the Aquarium: questions that aren’t being asked but urgently need to be addressed in order to advance marine conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science 3: 174. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00174. 
  • Crerar, L.D., Freeman, E.W., Domning, D.P. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2016. Illegal trade of marine mammal bone exposed: simple test identifies bones of “mermaid ivory” or Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas). Frontiers in Marine Science 3: 272. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00272 
  • Crerar, L., Parsons, E.C.M. and Domning, D. 2016. Serendipity in research—investigation into illegal wildlife trade discovers a new population of Steller's sea cows. Biology Letters 12(2): 20150670, 1-2.
  • Cella, E.L., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rockwood, L.L. 2016. Non-governmental organizations and Government agencies lead in cultivating positive sea turtle conservation attitudes. Human Dimensions in Wildlife 21(5): 391-402.
  • Favaro, B., Oester, S., Cigliano, J.A., Cornick, L., Hind, E., Parsons, E.C.M. and Woodbury, T.J. 2016. Your science conference should have a code of conduct. Frontiers in Marine Science 3: 103. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00103.
  • O’Bryhim, J.R., Parsons, E.C.M., Gilmore, M.P. and Lance, S. 2016. Evaluating support for shark conservation among artisanal fishing communities in Costa Rica. Marine Policy 71: 1-9. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2016. “Advocacy” and “activism” are not dirty words – how activists can better help conservation scientists. Frontiers in Marine Science 3: 229. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00229
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2016. Why IUCN should replace "data deficient" conservation status with a precautionary "assume threatened" status – a cetacean case study. Frontiers in Marine Science 3: 193. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00193.
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and MacPherson, R. 2016. Have you got what it takes? Looking at skills and needs of the modern marine conservation practitioner. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 6: 515-519. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M and Scarpaci, C. 2016. Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2014-2015. Tourism in Marine Environments 11(4): 251-262. 
  • Sitar, A., May-Collado, L.J., Wright, A.J., Peters-Burton, E., Rockwood, L. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2016. Boat operators in Bocas del Toro, Panama display low levels of compliance with national whale-watching regulations. Marine Policy 68: 221-228.
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2016. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2015. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 17 (Suppl.): 331-343. 
  • Würsig, B., Parsons, E.C.M., Piwetz, S. and Porter, L. 2016. The behavioral ecology of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Hong Kong. Advances in Marine Biology 73: 65-90. 
2015
  • Avila, I.C., Correa, L.M. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2015. Whale-watching activity in Bahía Málaga, Colombian Pacific, and its effect on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) behavior. Tourism in Marine Environments 11: 19-
  • New, L., Hall, A.J., Harcourt, R., Kaufman, G., Parsons, E.C.M., Pearson, H.C., Cosentino, A.M. and Schick, R.S. 2015. The modelling and assessment of whale-watching impacts. Ocean & Coastal Management 115: 10-
  • O’Bryhim, J. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2015. Increased knowledge about sharks increases public concern about their conservation. Marine Policy 56: 43-47.
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2015. So you think you want to run an environmental conservation meeting? Advice on the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that accompany academic conference planning. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 5: 735-744.
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Baulch, S., Bechshoft, T., Bellazzi, G., Bouchet, P., Cosentino, A.M., Godard-Codding, C.A.J., Gulland, F., Hoffmann-Kuhnt, M., Hoyt, E., Livermore, S., MacLeod, C.D., Matrai, E., Munger, L., Ochiai, M., Peyman, A., Recalde-Salas, A., Regnery, R., Rojas-Bracho, L., Salgado-Kent, C.P., Slooten, E., Wang, J.Y., Wilson, S.C., Wright, A.J, Young, S., Zwamborn, E. and Sutherland,W.J. 2015. Key research questions of global importance for cetacean conservation. Endangered Species Research 27: 113-118. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M., DellaSala, D.A. and Wright, A.J. 2015. Is marine conservation science becoming irrelevant to policy makers? Frontiers in Marine Science 2: 102 doi: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00102 
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Wright, A.J. 2015. The good, the bad and the ugly science: examples from the marine science arena. Frontiers in Marine Science 2: 33. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00033 
  • Rose, N.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2015. “Back off, man, I’m a scientist!” When marine conservation science meets policy. Ocean & Coastal Management 115: 71-76. 
  • Scarpaci, C. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2015. Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2013-2014. Tourism in Marine Environments 11: 79-86 
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2015. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2014. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 16 (Suppl.): 268-276. 
  • Wright, A., Veríssimo, D., Pilfold, K., Parsons, E.C.M., Ventre, K., Cousins, J., Jefferson, R., Koldewey, H., Llewellyn, F. and McKinley, E. 2015. Competitive outreach in the 21st Century: why we need conservation marketing. Ocean & Coastal Management 115: 41-48.
2014
  • Crerar, L.D., Crerar, A.P., Domning, D.P. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2014. Rewriting the history of an extinction - was a population of Steller's sea cows (Hydrodamalis gigas) at St. Lawrence Island also driven to extinction? Biology Letters 10: 20140878, 1-5. 
  • Luksenburg, J.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2014. Attitudes towards marine mammal conservation issues before the introduction of whale-watching: a case study in Aruba (southern Caribbean). Aquatic Conservation 24: 135-146.
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Favaro, B., Draheim, M., McCarthy, J.B., Aguirre, A.A., Bauer, A.L., Blight, L.K., Cigliano, J.A., Coleman, M.A., Côté, I.M., Fletcher, S., Foley, M.M., Jefferson, R., Jones, M.C., Kelaher, B.P., Lundquist, C.J., Nelson, A., Patterson, K., Walsh, L., Wright, A.J. and Sutherland, W.J. 2014. Seventy-one important questions for the conservation of marine biodiversity. Conservation Biology 28(5): 1206-1214. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Shiffman, D.S., Darling, E.S., Spillman, N. and Wright, A.J. 2014. How being Twitter-literate can help conservation scientists. Conservation Biology 28(2): 299-301.
  • Primark, R.B., Cigliano, J.A. & Parsons, E.C.M. 2014. Coauthors gone bad: How to avoid and deal with the problem. Biological Conservation 176: 277-280. 
  • Scarpaci, C. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2014. Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2012-2013. Tourism in Marine Environments 10(1/2): 121-140. 
  • Simmonds, M.P., Dolman, S.J., Jasny, M., Parsons, E.C.M., Weilgart, L., Wright, A.J. and Leaper, R. 2014. Marine noise pollution – more recognition but need for more practical action. Journal of Ocean Technology 9(1): 71-90. 
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2014. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2013. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 15 (Suppl.): 320-330.
2013
  • Draheim, M.M., Patterson, K.W., Rockwood, L.L., Guagnano, G.A., and Parsons, E.C.M. 2013. Attitudes of college undergraduates towards coyotes (Canis latrans) in an urban landscape: management and public outreach implications. Animals 3(1):1-18. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2013. So you want to be a Jedi? Advice for conservation researchers wanting to advocate for their findings. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 3(3): 340-342.
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Cornick, L. 2013. Politics, people and polar bears. Marine Policy 42: 178-179.
  • Scarpaci, C. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2013. Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2011-2012. Tourism in Marine Environments 8(4): 207-217. 
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2013. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2012. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 14 (Suppl.): 263-267.  
  • Wright, A.J., Dolman, S., Jasny, M., Parsons, E.C.M., Schiedek, D. and Young, S. 2013. Myth and momentum: A critique of environmental impact assessments. Journal of Environmental Protection 4 (8A2): 72-77. 
  • Wright, A.J., Parsons, E.C.M., Rose, N.A. and Witcomb-Vos, E. 2013. The science-policy disconnect: language issues at the science-policy boundary. Environmental Practice 15(1): 79-83.
2012
  • DellaSala, D.A., Fitzgerald, J.M., Jonsson, B.G., McNeely, J.A., Delali Dovie, B., Dieterich, M., Majluf, P., Nemtzov, S.C., Nevin, O.T., Parsons, E.C.M. and Watson, J.E.M. 2012. Priority actions for sustainable forest management in the international year of forests. Conservation Biology 26(3): 572-575.
  • Howes, L., Scarpaci. C. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2012.  Ineffectiveness of a marine sanctuary zone to protect burrunan dolphins (Tursiops australis sp. nov.) from tourism activities in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. Journal of Ecotourism 11(3): 188-201.
  • Karaffa, P., Draheim, M., and Parsons, E.C.M. 2012. What’s in a name? Do species’ names impact student support for conservation? Human Dimensions of Wildlife 17: 308-310.
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2012. The negative impacts of whale-watching. Journal of Marine Biology 2012 (807294): 9pp. (doi:10.1155/2012/807294)
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2012.  Killer whale killers. Tourism in Marine Environments 8(3): 153-160.
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2012. From whaling to whale watching: a history of cetaceans in Scotland. Glasgow Naturalist 25(4): 53-57.
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2012. You’ll be a conservationist if… Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 2(4): 369-370.
  • Scarpaci, C. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2012. Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2010-2011. Tourism in Marine Environments 8(3): 161-171.
  • Sitar-Gonzales, A. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2012. The perceived conservation status of polar bears and penguins. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 17: 225-227.
  • Stachowitsch, M., Rose, N.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2012. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2011. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 13 (Suppl.): 244-255.
2011
  • Dolman, S., Parsons, E.C.M. and Wright, A.J. 2011. Cetaceans and military sonar:  a need for better management. Marine Pollution Bulletin 63: 1-4. 
  • Draheim, M.M., Rockwood, L.L., Guagnano, G. and Parsons E.C.M. 2011. The impact of information on students’ beliefs and attitudes toward coyotes. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 16(1): 67-72. 
  • McCafferty, D. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2011. Marine mammal ecotypes: implications for otter conservation and management. Aquatic Mammals 37(2): 205-207. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Cornick, L. 2011. Sweeping scientific data under a polar bear skin rug: the IUCN and the proposed listing of polar bears under CITES Appendix I. Marine Policy 35: 729-731.
  • Rose, N.A., Janiger, D., Parsons E.C.M. and Stachowitsch, M. 2011. Shifting baselines in scientific publications: A case study using cetacean research. Marine Policy 35: 477-482.  
  • Ross, P.S., Barlow, J., Jefferson, T.A., Hickie, B.E., Lee, T., MacFarquhar, C., Parsons, E.C., Riehl, K.N., Rose, N.A., Slooten, E., Tsai, C.Y., Wang, J.Y., Wright, A.J. and Yang, S.C. 2011. Ten guiding principles for the delineation of priority habitat for endangered small cetaceans. Marine Policy 35: 483-488.  
  • Stachowitsch, M., Rose, N.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2011. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2010. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 12 (Suppl.): 256-266.
  • Wright, A.J., Deak, T. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2011. Size matters: Management of stress responses and chronic stress in beaked whales and other marine mammals may require larger exclusion zones. Marine Pollution Bulletin 63: 5-9.
  • Zirbel, K., Balint, P. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2011. Navy sonar, cetaceans and the US Supreme Court: A review of cetacean mitigation and litigation in the US. Marine Pollution Bulletin 63: 40-48.
  • Zirbel, K., Balint, P and Parsons, E.C.M. 2011. Public awareness and attitudes towards naval sonar mitigation for cetacean conservation: A preliminary case study in Fairfax County, Virginia (the DC Metro area). Marine Pollution Bulletin 63: 49-55.  
2010
  • Draheim, M., Bonnelly, I., Bloom, T., Rose, N. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2010. Tourist attitudes towards marine mammal tourism: an example from the Dominican Republic. Tourism in Marine Environments 6(4): 175-183.
  • Parsons. E.C.M., Bonnelly De Calventi, I, Whaley, A., Rose, N.A. and Sherwin, S. 2010. A note on illegal captures of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Dominican Republic. International Journal of Wildlife Law and Policy 13(4): 240-244.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Scarpaci, C. 2010. Recent advances in whale-watching research: 2009-2010. Tourism in Marine Environments 7(1): 43-53.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Clark, J., Warham, J. and Simmonds, M.P. 2010. The conservation of British cetaceans: a review of the threats and protection afforded to whales, dolphins and porpoises in UK Waters, Part 1. International Journal of Wildlife Law and Policy 13 (1): 1-62.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Clark, J. and Simmonds, M.P. 2010. The conservation of British cetaceans: a review of the threats and protection afforded to whales, dolphins and porpoises in UK Waters, Part 2.  International Journal of Wildlife Law and Policy 13(2): 99-175.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Rice, J.P. and Sadeghi, L. 2010. Awareness of whale conservation status and whaling policy in the US – a preliminary study on American youth. Anthrozoös 23(2): 119-127.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Rose, N.A. and Telecky, T.M. 2010. What, no science? The trade in live Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins from Solomon Islands – a CITES decision implementation case study. Marine Policy 34: 384-388.  
  • Stachowitsch, M., Rose, N.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2010. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2009. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 11 (Suppl. 2): 282-299.
2009
  • Doukakis, J.P., Parsons, E.C.M., Burns, W.C.G., Salomon. A.K., Hines, E. and Cigliano, J.A. 2009. Gaining traction: re-treading the wheels of marine conservation. Conservation Biology 23: 841-846.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Dolman, S., Jasny, M., Rose, N.A., Simmonds, M.P. and Wright, A.J. 2009. A critique of the UK's JNCC Seismic Survey Guidelines for minimizing acoustic disturbance to marine mammals: best practice? Marine Pollution Bulletin 58: 643-651.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Draheim, M. 2009. A reason not to support whaling: a case study from the Dominican Republic. Current Issues in Tourism 12(4): 397- 403.  
  • Scarpaci, C., Lück, M., and Parsons, E.C.M. 2009. Recent advances in whalewatching research: 2008-2009. Tourism in Marine Environments 6(1): 39-50.  
  • Scarpaci, C., Parsons, E.C.M., and Lück, M. 2009. Recent advances in whalewatching research: 2007-2008. Tourism in Marine Environments 5(4): 319-336.
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2009. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2008. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 11 (Suppl.): 288-302. 
  • Sutherland, W.J., Adams, W.M., Aronson, R.B., Aveling, R., Blackburn, T.M., Broad, S., Ceballos, G., Cote, I.M., Cowling, R.M., Da Fonesca, A.B, Dinerstein, E., Ferraro, P.J., Fleishman, E., Gascon, P., Hunter Jnr, M., Hutton, J., Kareiva, P., Kuria, A., MacDonald, D.W., MacKinnon, K., Madgwick, F.J., Mascia, M.B., McNeely, J., Milner-Gulland, E.J., Moon, S., Morley, C.G., Nelson, S., Osborn, D., Pai, M., Parsons, E.C.M., Peck, L., Possingham, H., Prior, S.V., Pullin, A.S., Rands, M.R.W., Ranganathan, J., Redford, K.H., Rodriguez, J.P., Seymour, F., Sobel, J., Sodhi, N.S., Stott, A.., Vance-Borland, K., and Watkinson, A. 2009. An assessment of the 100 questions of greatest importance to the conservation of global biodiversity. Conservation Biology 23(3): 557-567.  
  • Wright, A.J., Rose, N.A., Parsons, E.C.M. and S. Dolman. 2009. Urging cautious policy applications of captive research data is not the same as rejecting those data. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58: 314-316.
2008
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Dolman, S., Wright, A.J., Rose, N.A. and Burns, W.C.G. 2008. Navy sonar and cetaceans: just how much does the gun need to smoke before we act? Marine Pollution Bulletin 56: 1248-1257.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Wright, A.J. and Gore, M. 2008. The nature of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song. Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology 1(1): 22-31.  
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2008. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2007. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 10 (Suppl.): 279-292.  
  • Scarpaci, C., Parsons, E.C.M., and Lück, M. 2008. Recent advances in whalewatching research: 2006-2007. Tourism in Marine Environments 5(1): 55-66.  
  • Whaley, A.R. Wright, A.J., Bonnelly De Calventi, I., and Parsons, E.C.M. 2008. Humpback whale sightings in southern waters of the Dominican Republic lead to proactive conservation measures. Marine Biodiversity Records 1: e70, 1-3.
2007
  • Gore M.A., Ahmad E., Ali Q.M., Culloch R.M., Hasnain S.A., Hussain B., Iqbal P., Khan U.W., Kiani S., MacLeod C., Parsons E.C.M., Siddiqui P.J., Ormond R.F. and Waqas, U. 2007. Beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, remains recovered on the Pakistani coast. Marine Biodiversity Records 1: e90, 1-4.
  • Jiang, Y., Lück, M. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2007. Public awareness, education, and marine mammals in captivity. Tourism Review International 11(3): 237-250. 
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2007. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2006. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 9 (Suppl.): 275-293.
2006
  • Howard, C. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2006. Attitudes of Scottish city inhabitants to cetacean conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation 15: 4335-4356.
  • Howard, C. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2006. Public awareness of whale-watching opportunities in Scotland. Tourism in Marine Environments 2: 103-109. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Fortuna, C.M., Ritter, F., Rose, N.A., Simmonds, M.P., Weinrich, M., Williams, R. and Panigada S. 2006. Glossary of whalewatching terms. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 8 (Suppl.): 249-251.
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Lück, M. and Lewandowski, J. 2006. Recent advances in whalewatching research: 2005-2006. Tourism in Marine Environments 3: 179-189.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Lewandowski, J. and Lück, M. 2006. Recent advances in whalewatching research: 2004-2005. Tourism in Marine Environments 2: 119-132.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Rose, N.A., Bass, C., Perry, C. and Simmonds, M.P. 2006. It’s not just poor science – Japan’s “scientific” whaling may be a human health risk too. Marine Pollution Bulletin 52: 1118-1120.
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2006. State of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2005. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 8 (Suppl.): 198-217.                  
2005
  • Scott, N.J. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2005. A survey of public opinions in Southwest Scotland on cetacean conservation issues. Aquatic Conservation 15: 299-312. 
  • Scott, N.J. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2005. A survey of public opinion on seal management in southwest Scotland. Aquatic Mammals 31: 104-109.  
  • Stachowitsch, M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2005. State Of the Cetacean Environment Report (SOCER) 2004. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 7 (Suppl.): 290-301.                    
2004
  • Barros, N.B., Jefferson, T.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. Feeding habits of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) stranded in Hong Kong. Aquatic Mammals 30: 177-186.  
  • MacLeod, K., Fairbairns, R., Gill, A., Fairbairns, B., Gordon, J., Blair-Myers, C. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. Seasonal distribution of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in relation to physiography and prey off the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Marine Ecology Progress Series 277: 263-274.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. The potential impacts of pollution on humpback dolphins - with a case study on the Hong Kong population. Aquatic Mammals 30: 18-37.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. The behaviour and ecology of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis). Aquatic Mammals 30: 38-55.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. Sea monsters and mermaids in Scottish folklore: can these tales give us information on the historic occurrence of marine animals in Scotland? Anthrozoös 17: 73-80.  
  • Rawles, C.J.G. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. Environmental motivation of whale-watching tourists in Scotland. Tourism in Marine Environments 1: 129-132.  
  • Scott, N.J. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2004. A survey of public awareness of the occurrence and diversity of cetaceans in Southwest Scotland. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 84: 1101-1104. 
2003
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2003. Seal management in Scotland: tourist perceptions and the possible impacts on the Scottish tourism industry. Current Issues in Tourism 6: 540-546.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Rawles, C. 2003. The resumption of whaling by Iceland and the potential negative impact in the Icelandic whale-watching market. Current Issues in Tourism 6: 444-448.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Woods-Ballard, A. 2003. Acceptance of voluntary whalewatching codes of conduct in West Scotland: the effectiveness of governmental versus industry-led guidelines. Current Issues in Tourism 6: 172-182. Parsons, E.C.M., Warburton, C.A., Woods-Ballard, A., Hughes, A. and Johnston, P. 2003. The value of conserving whales: the impacts of cetacean-related tourism on the economy of rural West Scotland. Aquatic Conservation 13: 397-415.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Warburton, C.A., Woods-Ballard, A., Hughes, A. Johnston, P., Bates, H. and Lück, M. 2003. Whale-watching tourists in West Scotland. Journal of Ecotourism 2: 93-113.  
  • Woods-Ballard, A., Parsons, E.C.M., Hughes, A.J., Velander, K.A., Ladle, R.J. and Warburton, C.A., 2003. The sustainability of whale-watching in Scotland. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 11: 40-55.
2002
  • Barros, N.B., Jefferson, T.A. and Parsons, E.C.M. 2002. Food habits of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in Hong Kong waters. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 10: 115-123. 
2001
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Chan, H.M. 2001. Organochlorine and trace metal concentrations in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the South China Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 42: 780-786.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Overstreet, R.M. and Jefferson, T.A. 2001. Parasites from Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) stranded in Hong Kong. Veterinary Record 148: 776-780.  
  • Stockin, K., Fairbairns, R.S., Parsons, E.C.M. and Sims, D. 2001. The effects of diel and seasonal cycles on the dive duration of the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) off the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 81: 189-190.
2000
  • Barros, N.B., Parsons, E.C.M. and Jefferson, T.A. 2000. Prey of offshore bottlenose dolphins from Hong Kong. Aquatic Mammals 26: 2-6.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Jefferson, T.A. 2000. Post-mortem investigations on stranded dolphins and porpoises from Hong Kong waters. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36: 342-356. 
1999
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 1999. Trace metal concentrations in the tissues of cetaceans from Hong Kong’s territorial waters. Environmental Conservation 26: 30-40.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 1999. The determination of trace metals in whole fish from North Lantau waters, Hong Kong. ICES Journal of Marine Science 56: 791-794.
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Bossart, G. and Kinoshita, R. 1999. Necropsy of a finless porpoise calf stranded in Hong Kong. Veterinary Record 144: 75-76.
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Chan, H.M. and Kinoshita, R. 1999. Organochlorine and trace metal concentrations in a Pygmy Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) from the South China Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 38: 51-55.
1998
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. The behaviour of Hong Kong’s resident cetaceans: the Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin and the finless porpoise. Aquatic Mammals 24: 91-110.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. Trace metal pollution in Hong Kong: implications for the health of Hong Kong’s Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis). Science of the Total Environment 214: 175-184.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. Trace metal concentrations in crustaceans from North Lantau waters, Hong Kong. The Marine Biology of the South China Sea 3: 411-422.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. Strandings of small cetaceans in Hong Kong’s territorial waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 78: 1039-1042. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 1998. Observations of Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins in Goa, India. Marine Mammal Science 14: 166-170.
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Chan, H.M. 1998. Organochlorines in Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from Hong Kong. The Marine Biology of the South China Sea 3: 423-437.  
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Wang J.Y. 1998. A review of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from the South China Sea. The Marine Biology of the South China Sea 3: 287-306. 
1995
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Felley, M.L. and Porter, L.J. 1995. An annotated checklist of cetaceans recorded from Hong Kong's territorial waters. Asian Marine Biology 12: 79-100.  

BOOK CHAPTERS
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Brown, D.M. 2017. From hunting to watching: human interactions with cetaceans. In: Marine Mammal Welfare (Ed. A. Butterworth), 67-90. Springer International, Cham, Switzerland.
  •  Parsons, E.C.M. 2015. Levels of marine human-wildlife conflict: a whaling case study. In: Human-Wildlife Conflict: Complexity in the Marine Environment (Ed. M.M. Draheim, F. Madden, J.B. McCarthy and E.C.M. Parsons), pp. 79-96. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
  • Hoyt, E. & Parsons, E.C.M. 2014. The whale watching industry: historical development. In: Whale-watching, Sustainable Tourism and Ecological Management (Ed. J. Higham, L. Bjeder & R. Williams), pp. 57-70. Cambridge University Press. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M. 2014. The socioeconomic, educational and legal aspects of whalewatching: a Scottish case study. In: Whale-watching, Sustainable Tourism and Ecological Management (Ed. J. Higham, L. Bjeder & R. Williams), pp. 263-274. Cambridge University Press.
  •  Rose, N.A., Forkan, P.A., Block, K., Unti, B. & Parsons, E.C.M. 2011. Whales and the USA. In: Whales and Dolphins: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions (Ed. P. Brakes & M.P. Simmonds), pp. 37-46. Earthscan, London. 220pp.
  •  Parsons, E.C.M., Rose, N.A. and Simmonds, M. 2004. Whales – individuals, societies and cultures. In Troubled Waters (ed. P. Brakes, A. Butterworth, M. Simmonds & P. Lymbery), pp. 15-29. WSPA, London. 144pp.
  •  Chan, H.M., Parsons, E.C.M. and Blackmore, G. 2003. Chemical pollution research in Hong Kong: the past, present and future. In Turning the Tides (ed. P.K.S. Shin), pp. 229-236. The Marine Biological Association of Hong Kong. 383pp. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Dolman, S. 2003. The use of sound by cetaceans. In: Oceans of Noise (ed. M. Simmonds, S. Dolman & L. Weilgart), pp. 44-52. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Chippenham. 164pp. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Dolman, S. 2003. Noise as a problem for cetaceans. In: Oceans of Noise (ed. M. Simmonds, S. Dolman & L. Weilgart), pp. 53-58. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Chippenham. 164pp. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M.  Swift, R., and Dolman, S. 2003. Sources of noise. In: Oceans of Noise (ed. M. Simmonds, S. Dolman & L. Weilgart), pp. 24-43. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Chippenham. 164pp.
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PEER-REVIEWED PROCEEDINGS PAPERS
  • ​Bolaños-Jiménez, J., Auristela Villarroel-Marin A., Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2007. Origin and development of whalewatching in the state of Aragua, Venezuela: is it sustainable? Pages 16 –27 in Balancing Marine Tourism, Development, and Sustainability. Proceedings of the 5th International Coastal and Marine Tourism Congress. Ed. Lück, M., Graeupl, A., Miller, M.L., Auyong, J., and Orams, M.B. School of Hospitality and Tourism and New Zealand Tourism Research Institute, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M. and Rose, N.A. 2007. Sustainable versus non-sustainable dolphin tourism in the Caribbean: a case study in the Dominican Republic. Pages 114 – 127 in Balancing Marine Tourism, Development, and Sustainability. Proceedings of the 5th International Coastal and Marine Tourism Congress. Ed. Lück, M., Graeupl, A., Miller, M.L., Auyong, J., and Orams, M.B. School of Hospitality and Tourism and New Zealand Tourism Research Institute, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand. 
  • Parsons, E.C.M., Kinoshita, R. and Chan, H.M. 1999. A summary of Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin mortality in Hong Kong: implications for the conservation of the population. European Research on Cetaceans 12: 18-25.