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PADI
Project Aware, The Shark Trust and the National Aquarium
have launched a new web site to support their on-going
Whale Shark Project:
www.whalesharkproject.org
The
site supports a Whale Shark Photo Identification project
and has been created to encourage divers and snorkelers
world-wide to report their sightings. It is hoped that by
contributing sightings and identification photos, divers
and snorkellers will be able to contribute information to
assist researchers studying whale shark migrations.
Ultimately, this will lead to gathering the information
that is needed for the informed protection of these huge,
harmless sharks.
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The
PADI Project Aware/ SharkhTtrust brochure opens out into this
attractive display poster. |
PADI
have also designed a 'Whale Shark Awareness Distinctive
Speciality'. This allows divers and / or snorkellers to
become familiar with the proper techniques for
recreational diving whilst encountering whale sharks with
minimal impact on the sharks’ habitat and behaviour,
enabling them to plan, organise and execute a dive with
whale sharks in a safe and passive manner.
To
support the programme a brochure has been produced
which include basic information about in-water conduct
with whale sharks and how the public can get involved in
whale shark activities.
In
Seychelles, long time MCSS supporter, the Underwater
Centre is the participating Centre and can teach the Whale
Shark Specialty as well as introducing you to the MCSS
monitoring project.
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