Whale Shark

Recently there was a Natural History Documentary on the largest fish in the sea the Whale Shark It covered many aspects of the scientific effort to track these animal's using satellite tags and DNA data to see if the Sharks were migrating across the Indian Ocean. Much of the evidence was inconclusive but as the depth and scope of our knowledge is so small it all adds to the pool of knowledge.

The film was remarkable not for the fact that they were able to film a Whale Shark having a poo for the first time, but that one aspect of the research work is the result of tourists in the Seychelles volunteering to help.

The tourists get the chance to dive with these sharks and by photographing them it is possible to track the movements of these fish. Now personally I think that is a brilliant way of helping the sharks and of helping people to get close to some of the mega fauna in our seas.

Further reading and a link to Save Our Seas