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The southern right whale has made [[Hermanus]], South Africa, one of the world centers for whale watching. During the winter months (July–October), southern right whales come so close to the shoreline, visitors can watch whales from strategically placed hotels.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whale Watching in Hermanus at the Windsor Hotel|publisher=Windsor Hotel website|access-date=August 10, 2012|url=http://www.windsorhotel.co.za/}}</ref> The town employs a "whale crier" ([[cf.]] [[town crier]]) to walk through the town announcing where whales have been seen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hermanus Whale Crier|publisher=SA Venues.com|access-date=August 7, 2012|url=http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionswc/hermanus-whale-crier.htm}}</ref> In Brazil, Imbituba in [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] has been recognized as the National Right Whale Capital and holds annual Right Whale Week celebrations in September<ref>{{cite web|title=News From Brazil|publisher=Cetacean Society International|access-date=August 10, 2012|url=http://csiwhalesalive.org/newsletters/csi04209.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/2013.04.14-131234/http://csiwhalesalive.org/newsletters/csi04209.html|archive-date=April 14, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> when mothers and calves are more often seen. The old whaling station there has been converted to a museum dedicated to the whales.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ribeiro, P.|title=Whale Watching in Santa Catarina, Brazil: Fascinating Encounters With Southern Right Whales|publisher=About.com Brazil Travel|access-date=August 10, 2012|url=http://gobrazil.about.com/od/brazilianwildlife/a/rightwhalesc.htm}}</ref> In winter in Argentina, [[Península Valdés]] in [[Patagonia]] hosts the largest breeding population of the species, with more than 2,000 animals catalogued by the Whale Conservation Institute and [[Ocean Alliance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceanalliance.org|title=Ocean Alliance website|publisher=Oceanalliance.org|access-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304202223/http://www.oceanalliance.org/|archive-date=March 4, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>