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Whale Shark Festival – July 2009 at Isla Mujeres, Mexico - examiner.com
Whale Shark Festival – July 2009 at Isla Mujeres, Mexico - examiner.com
01 Jul 2009
The second annual Whale Shark Festival at Isla Mujeres, Mexico is scheduled to take place from July 15–19, 2009.  Located off the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Isla Mujeres may be extremely hot during the summer, but guests will have plenty of opportunities to cool off by immersing themselves in the cool, blue Caribbean waters.

Cancun welcomes new Whale Shark Biosphere Reserve - ftnnews.com
Cancun welcomes new Whale Shark Biosphere Reserve - ftnnews.com
01 Jul 2009
Cancun is more than just a place to see various marine life, it is home to one of the 171 protected biospheres reserves in Mexico.

The recently named Reserva de la Biosfera Tiburón Ballena (Whale Shark Biosphere Reserve) is located in front of the north coast region of Quintana Roo, with a surface area of 145,988 acres. The marine surface of this Protected Area guarantees the protection of the region which contains waters .....

Trail of the whale shark - SunHerald.com
Trail of the whale shark - SunHerald.com
18 Jun 2009
OCEAN SPRINGS — Little is known about whale sharks or why they come to the northern part of the Gulf by the hundreds in June and July, within 30 miles of the Coast. But they do. And biologists from USM’s Gulf Coast Research Lab took what they do know about the giant, docile animals from the data they have collected and went whale shark hunting last week.

Top 10 must-see places in Bicol - abs-cbnnews.com
Top 10 must-see places in Bicol - abs-cbnnews.com
16 Jun 2009
MANILA - Bicol, at the southeast of Luzon island, is one of the coolest destinations in the Philippines, either for long vacations or weekend trips. Here's ten must-see places and must-try activities in the region:

Whale Shark Biosphere Reserve Set-up In Mexico
Whale Shark Biosphere Reserve Set-up In Mexico
09 Jun 2009
Good news comes from Paco Remolino Suarez from the Domino project in Mexico that a huge area around Yum Bulam and Holbox has just been declared a biosphere reserve for whale sharks. The zone extends the previous protected area of Yum Bulam Marine Park to cover an additional one hundred forty and five thousand nine hundred eighty and eight hectares.

Naitas cites Donsol whale sharks as ‘hit’ for tourism - businessmirror.com.ph
Naitas cites Donsol whale sharks as ‘hit’ for tourism - businessmirror.com.ph
03 Jun 2009

SORSOGON CITY—The 1,200-strong National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (Naitas) has acknowledged Sorsogon as a “major hit among foreign tourists” because of Donsol town’s whale sharks and other eco-tourism destinations in the province.

A Naitas statement on Wednesday said, “Sorsogon is host to one of the highest concentration of whale sharks .....

Government moves to protect its whale sharks - minivannews.com
Government moves to protect its whale sharks - minivannews.com
03 Jun 2009
In another step towards becoming environment-friendly, the cabinet unveiled plans yesterday to designate three whale shark habitats in the Maldives as protected areas.

Cabinet members allocated Baa atoll Hanifaru, Baa atoll An’gafaru and Alif Dhaal atoll Maamigili as protected areas to commemorate World Environment Day and World Ocean Day on the 5 and 8 June respectively.

Sorsogon hopes whale sharks will perform ‘heroic role’ in bay - businessmirror.com.ph
Sorsogon hopes whale sharks will perform ‘heroic role’ in bay - businessmirror.com.ph
27 May 2009

SORSOGON CITY—Apart from being the main attraction that placed a Sorsogon province on the map as a tourist destination, the whale sharks of Donsol town could take on another role of heroic proportions by their presence in Sorsogon Bay.

A major fishing ground that used to be home to the P100-million-a-year tahong (green mussel) industry, the bay has been plagued by .....

Injured butanding treated in Tondaligan Beach - sundaypunch.prepys.com
Injured butanding treated in Tondaligan Beach - sundaypunch.prepys.com
26 May 2009
A wounded butanding (whale shark) was beached in Bonuan, Tondaligan on Thursday at about the same time several others were seen in Lingayen, San Fabian and Labrador. A team led by Dr. Westly Rosario, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources center chief in Dagupan and the interim executive director of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), rushed to the scene to check on the creature after receiving the report from the residents.


Ningaloo nursery theory on whale shark sightings - thewest.com.au
Ningaloo nursery theory on whale shark sightings - thewest.com.au
26 May 2009
Ningaloo Reef may be a nursery for whale sharks, say scientists who are still striving to work out the full life cycle of the oceans’ biggest fish.
  
About 80 per cent of sharks that visit Ningaloo are juvenile males, suggesting that the area may be a “school playground” visited by the elusive giants before they head out to roam the Asian seas.


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