Well what a fantastic 6 months in the field we’ve had!! I don’t think we have ever seen as many sharks in one research period, I don’t know if that’s because we are better at spotting, we’ve had more time on the reef or there are just more sharks about but we certainly feel very lucky […]
Hello from the Maldives! Our names are Jacob and Cameron and we are currently working for the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme here in the Maldives. As staff our main tasks are to take photo identification shots of each whale shark to determine which sharks are encountered and to keep our database up to date. […]
At MWSRP we’re always looking for bits of equipment that can either make our work in the field more scientifically virile, more exciting, or – if we’re being honest – easier! Why bust your lungs using a tape when you can point a laser?! Quite a lot of the time we allow ourselves to drift […]
One of the many truisms in marine conservation is the old adage that “out of sight is out of mind”; basically people don’t care about what they can’t see. Many moons ago as a marine biology student at Plymouth University, this point became embedded in my thick skull (along with other important points such as […]
We are sure that 2014 will be a big year for MWSRP. We are making big plans to release some of the exciting findings we have made on the South Ari aggregation. Soon, seven years of hard work and research will be published. Today we want to share with you that MWSRP has decided to […]
A few weeks ago the MWSRP had a nice long encounter with a whale shark later identified as ‘Fernando’, or WS071 to his friends. Nothing unusual about that, we see lots of whale sharks. What was unusual however was the reaction from the team; “Hey it’s Fernando! Cool, good to see you again buddy!”. We’re […]
Our programme has grown in the last year. We’re in the midst of exciting times as we bring on new staff from around the world with a passion for whale sharks and marine conservation. We’d like you to meet the folks that will keep the in-field research and volunteer programme operating at the highest plane […]
