Report an encounter

Please use the online form below to record the details of your whale shark encounter, or use our mail-in form. Be as accurate and specific as possible. Please note that by submitting data and images to the ECOCEAN Photo-identification Library©, you are granting ECOCEAN unlimited usage of these materials for research and conservation purposes only.*

Note: The fields labelled in Red are required.

Encounter date:  Day  Month  Year
Encounter time:
Length:
Sex:
Sighting location:
GPS Latitude: ° ' "
GPS Longitude: ° ' "

GPS coordinates are in the Degrees/Minutes/Seconds format. Do you have GPS coordinates in a different format? Click here to find a converter.
Water depth at encounter site:
 Use the same units (meters or feet) that you selected above
Noticeable scarring:
Additional comments for identification:
Your contact information* Photographer contact information
(if you didn't take these pictures)
Name: Name:
Email: Email:
Address: Address:
Telephone: Telephone:

Other email addresses to inform of resightings and status*

Note: Multiple email addresses can be entered in email fields, using commas as separators.

whale shark photo examplePlease add up to four digital images or video files from this encounter by using the fields below. Image files of type JPEG (.jpg) at full quality and full size are preferred, but any image or video of type .jpg, .jpeg, .bmp, .gif, .mov, .wmv, .avi, or .mpg is acceptable. At least one of the images must be a left-side or right-side picture of the shark that displays its natural patterning, as shown to the left. The total size of all images and video cannot be greater than 30 MB.

Click here to learn more about the types of photos and video that are useful to our research.

 

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Please verify your information above and then click "Send encounter report" to send ECOCEAN your encounter. Please note that the information indicated above in red must be complete, and at least one left- or right-side image must be submitted for consideration.