Ship watching or ship spotting is a form of outdoor activity and tourism that is carried out worldwide by observing and photographing various ships in the waterways where there is a lot of ship traffic.A Beginner's Guide to Ship Watching on the Great Lakes: What to Look for, Ship-watching Destinations, Ports, Whistles and More, by Brett Ortler
In the United States, for example, ship watching is practiced in Two Harbors, Minnesota, over Lake Superior,Ship Watching: COME WATCH THE SHIPS OF LAKE SUPERIOR FROM OUR BEAUTIFUL TWO HARBORS SHORES! (Lake County Chamber) while in Japan, it is done on the ships that pass through the Uraga Channel at Kannonzaki Park, Kanagawa, Japan.Yokosuka Eco-tour "Ship Watching over the Uraga Channel (Yokosuka City) (in Japanese) In China, as many ships go up and down the Changjiang, River Bank Parks () in Hankou and in Wuchang, in the city of Wuhan, are good places to enjoy ship watching.Morning on the Changjiang (ANA) (in Japanese)
See also Whale watching Outdoor recreation Water transport
References
External links Ship Watching in the Bay of Tokyo, aboard the "Kaishu" (The Library web of the Japan Foundation, in Japanese: A total of 7 pages of ships and the national flags) The Great Lakes Ship Watching Association shipvideos.net - example of ship spotting page with emphasis on videos