Encounter of A-420

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Location

Description: Exmouth - Off Ningaloo Reef - West of North Mandu beach.
Location ID: Australia → North Ningaloo
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Water depth: Unknown

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Identified as: A-420

Matched by: Unknown

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Jamie Pearce

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Metadata

Number: 392007162752

Date created:2007-07-12
Date last edited:  2008-12-14

Workflow state: approved

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Managing researcher: 

Jason Holmberg

Affiliation: Wild Me

Research Project: Wildbook

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"Jason is a founder of Wildbook for Whale Sharks and its Information Architect."

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Measurements

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Length 3.5 Meters

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Date

2007-07-12 13:00
Verbatim Event Date: None

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Attributes

Taxonomy Rhincodon typus 

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Status: alive

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Sex: male

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Noticeable scarring:  None

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Behavior:  None

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Additional comments:
Whaleshark was moving in a southerly
direction at 5/10kms - At first interaction. The shark was feeding and coughing for about 10 minutes at the surface - after, continue along the surface in a southerly direction still - Whaleshark did not seem to be disturbed by groups of observers who were snorkelling - Happened aboard Kings Ningaloo Reefs Tours on The Nordon vessel.

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Observations

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Spot Matching Algorithms (Modified Groth and I3S)

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17 left-side spots added.

Pattern Matching Results

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