Date: 11/1/2009, 11:30

Location: West of Raggedy Cay

Shark size: Unknown
(Method: guide/researcher's guess)

Water depth: 333.3 Meters

Sex: female

Noticeable scarring: Tail (caudal) fin

Additional comments
The GPS reading was taken from google earth and is just an approximate guide to the location.

16 04 1717
87 00 2837

Damage to top of Caudal and also small / nic damage to first dorsal

After contact with Rafael de la Parra in Mexico we found that this Whale Shark was tagged in Mexico near Contoy Island with number 551 this tag is still visible but there was quite a lot of growth on it.

The date that it was tagged in Mexico was 16 June 2007

Submitter
Steve Fox (Deep Bloe Resort) Utila Whale Shark Research

Photographer
Bob Olms

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