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Encounter of T-168

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Water depth: 50.0 meters

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Identified as: T-168

Matched by: Unmatched first encounter

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Number: 868379c5-6fdf-4441-8c94-038147cf9054

Date created:	2014-12-14
Date last edited:	2014-12-14

Workflow state: approved

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Managing researcher:

Brad Norman

Affiliation: ECOCEAN

Research Project: normanb

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"Brad leads ECOCEAN Inc. and is a co-Founder of the Whale Shark Photo-identification Library."

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Type	Size	Units
Length		Meters
Water Temperature		Celsius

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Water Temperature	(Celsius)

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Attributes

Taxonomy Rhincodon typus

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Status: alive

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Sex: unknown

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Noticeable scarring: None

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Behavior: Inquisitive

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Additional comments:
Observed in shallow water - top 10m
Juvenile shark. Think it was female but did not get right underneath to make 100% observation. Very inquisitive. It stayed around us for about 20min at just 8m. A Manta came underneath the Whale Shark and the shark's body language changed and it seemed to start following the manta for a short while. 2 Whale sharks seen on this dive. This 3m shark was the second one we saw. The first whale shark already submitted was at least 4m, slightly larger than this shark.

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