Encounter of G-598

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Water depth: 100.0 meters

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Identified as: G-598

Matched by: Unmatched first encounter

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Number: e71a7a30-ae6d-450f-91fa-b1f8000908db

Date created:2014-10-28
Date last edited:  2020-02-04

Workflow state: approved

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Managing researcher: 

David Acuna

Affiliation: Charles Darwin Foundation

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Attributes

Taxonomy Rhincodon typus 

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Status: alive

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Sex: female

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Noticeable scarring:  None

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Behavior:  Pregnant female swimming into the current at Shark Bay, Wolf Island, Galapagos

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Group Role:  None

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Additional comments:
Large 10m to 12m female whale shark. Size estimate from guide - and also match my own personal estimate (we have seen smaller 6m to 7m males in Mexico and Honduras - this one was considerably larger).

She was also pregnant - as far as I can tell. I've included pictures showing the whole shark, and you can see the belly bump (basing this on pictures posted by Simon Pierce on FB of a pregnant whale shark from the Galapagos).

There was a professional photographer on the trip, so I might be able to get even better shots for automatic photo identification.

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Spot Matching Algorithms (Modified Groth and I3S)

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