Whale Shark Awareness Red Sea - latest sightings

[oceangirl]

February News

2008 is off to a great start sightings wise, normally the Red Sea is quiet during January and February and encounters are scarce... however this year we have had three sightings since January 24th!

To summarise -
24th January, Hurghada Sheraton Hotel area, 9m long
7th February, Shoni Soraya Port Ghalib area, 4m long
8th February, Abu Dabab area south Marsa Alam,12m long

Divers in the southern Red Sea at the Brothers Islands and from Marsa Alam to Daedalus Reef and beyond experienced very poor visibility during the end of January and first weeks of February. Drifts of luminscent jellyfish, cone jellies, krill and clouds of plankton could be seen near to the surface. Water temperatures are between 21- 22C. and Full Moon.

Photos and videos being tracked so we aim to increase the numbers of identified whale sharks in the Red Sea this year.

Please send any information to info@whalesharkredsea.com

[oceangirl]

Thank you for identifying R-011 
 
5 new Red Sea whale sharks were added in 2007, we collected approx 40 encounters - some of which are still being processed. We hope to double the numbers in 2008

Whale Shark Awareness RedSea

[oceangirl]

Here is the link to latest Whale Shark Awareness REDSEA press release  "12th Red Sea whale shark photo tagged"

http://www.whalesharkproject.org/content.asp?did=29748

[oceangirl]

R-005 resighted in Chinese edition of Prodiver Magazine


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Even if some photographs are not the right angle for photo-id it can be used for press releases, educational materials and if its from the Red Sea send it in for the 2009 Fundraising calendar!

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