We are still boasting a flawless record. From January 2008 to April 2009, Utila is the only place in the world that has confirmed sightings for every month. Well done.
There have been only a handful of sightings reported- the last one dated April 13 and consisted of mostly males, as it is usually the case.
At time of print there are now 78 Honduran whale sharks in the Ecocean Photo-Identification Library and you can now adopt one!
Your Very Own
On the Ecocean main page (whaleshark.org) look right and you will see the name and photo of a variety of people.. They all adopted a whale shark and so can you.
A whale shark adoption allows you to:
Funds are used to offset the costs of maintaining this global library and to support new and existing research projects for the world's most mysterious fish.
Details at http://whaleshark.org/adoptashark.jsp
Reviewing the Basics
Get ready for the next encounter..
Thank you for your involvment,
Isabelle Foisy
Utila Whale Shark Research
isabelle@utilawhalesharkresearch.com