As one of the top 5 contributors to our citizen science program the BFN, we wanted to get to know Constance Moofushi and the staff who contribute so much to our research, a little better. Mauro is a excursion guide working with the Dive centre (Blue Tribe) and Jasmine is the Marine Biologist for Constance Moofushi, […]

LUX*, South Ari Atoll, has been the top contributor to the Big Fish Network for two years running, directly contributing to the understanding of whale shark population dynamics in the Maldives. For the staff and crew at LUX* though, it’s not all about the whale sharks! So we caught up with their Marine Biologist Mark McMillan […]

Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know About Whale Sharks As we come towards the end of an incredibly exciting year we thought it would be nice to share some our staffs’ favourite facts about whale sharks and why we love these massive fish so much! Every individual whale shark has a unique pattern of […]

We were recently quoted in the Guardian regarding the launch of TripAdvisors new ‘no-touch’ wildlife tourism initiative. Our quote was brief so we wanted to expand on it.  Here’s why we think that this is a welcome and commendable move from TripAdvisor: Many governments in charge of regulating burgeoning wildlife tourism industries find themselves in catch-up mode, often under-resourced […]

When I was a student in primary school we had arts and crafts several days a week. My teacher would encourage us to use our imaginations and draw anything we wanted. At times I found it effortless to pick up a blank piece of paper and draw a picture. More often than not, though, I […]