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 […]
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With a passion for all things marine and boundless energy, Clara is one of our inspirational in-field coordinators! 1. How did you get a job with the MWSRP? I first came as a volunteer in November 2016. I spent two weeks on the volunteer programme and when I got back to Spain I knew […]
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 […]
Flash Competition! Who has the earliest film / photographic record of a whale shark in the Maldives? We were recently sent some footage from the 90’s of a whale shark seen in the Maldives and that got us thinking: our database extends back to 2006 when we went on our first expedition, but just how […]
(Scroll down for the English version) Ein Tag aus dem Leben als Volunteer auf Dhigurah Vom 29.10. – 11.11. bin ich als Volunteer im Maldives Whaleshark Research Programme im Einsatz. Neben Hardy, der gerade fuer seine Masterarbeit forscht und Basith, dem Fieldscientist, bin ich in diesem Zeitraum der einzige Volunteer im Projekt. Dieser Beitrag soll […]
My name is Tamlin, this summer, as part of my MSc studies at the University of York, I took part in a placement with the Maldives Whale Shark Research Program. Having been fascinated by sharks since I was young, the opportunity to contribute to current whale shark research was a chance I had to take. […]
Why on earth is a whale shark research organisation writing about jellyfish?! Well it’s World Jellyfish Day and it’s a little known fact that some of the team have rather a soft spot for jellies! Why? Well check out these 10 fun facts and hopefully you’ll come around too…! They’re delicious! The crown jellyfish, […]
As the human population continues to release more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere we have to ask ourselves, where does it all go? Unfortunately most of the CO2 released by fossil fuels is, and will continue to be, absorbed by the ocean. Over time this causes change in the oceans pH levels (known […]
The MWRSP 2016 Annual Report is here! The period February 1st 2016 to February 1st 2017 has been the busiest the MWSRP has ever had. The continuation of focused baseline data collection and the expansion of the Big Fish Network has led to some big improvements in understanding of these enigmatic animals. The report contains outlines of […]
