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The close encounter is documented from his video camera in the minute-long clip, and shows just how close he came to to the massive shark. Monster whale shark in the Philippines stuns diver Skip ...
The government has taken actions requesting concerned sectors to test whether the number of plankton, the whale shark's primary food source, was adequate for the species' sustenance. In 1997, whale sharks were sighted in the town of Donsol in Sorsogon. Their presence led to the town's receiving the moniker whale shark capital of the world. [1] [2]
Though whale sharks are more associated with the town of Donsol, whale sharks can also be seen in Pilar Bay near San Antonio. Interaction with the whale sharks is regulated by the local department office. With the help of WWF, strict guidelines were developed to protect the sharks. These include limiting the number of swimmers per boat, no ...
The presence of whale sharks in the town of Donsol was known to the local residents for more than 100 years, but the locals believed these gentle giants were dangerous. This wrong notion changed when on December 26, 1997, a group of scuba divers led by Romir Aglugub – a PADI diving instructor, discovered their presence, interacted with, and ...
Packard did survive and returned to diving. The story written by former Cape Cod Times reporter Doug Fraser is still, three years later, read online 300 or 400 times a month.
This dive was directly responsible for the upsurge in shark tourism – especially free-diving (i.e. out of cage) swimming with big sharks. When operators around the world became aware that the great white was quite approachable and not likely to attack they considered whether the other sharks with bad reputations like tigers, bulls and ...
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft). [8] The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the most massive living non-cetacean animal.
The city also serves as a jump-off point to other adventure activities nearby including river rafting and waterfalls exploration in Malinao, [156] [157] spelunking in Camalig, [158] island hopping in Bacacay, [159] [160] skimboarding in Santo Domingo, [161] and whale shark interaction in Donsol, Sorsogon. The Oriental Legazpi