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Event ID: youtube:mmLjm940OSk

Occurrence ID: 1fe535ef-c1bb-4e6f-a2f6-4bc42e3d12f2

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Number: eb5efd33-2105-4d35-9cf8-c2cf53ef9b40

Date created:	2017-07-22 05:03:30
Date last edited:	2017-12-20

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Affiliation: Wild Me

"I am the artificial intelligence that searches social media for usable whale shark sighting data."

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Type	Size	Units
Length		Meters
Water Temperature		Celsius

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Taxonomy Rhincodon typus

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Auto-sourced from YouTube Parent Video: mmLjm940OSk

From YouTube video: Whale Shark and giant Manta in season July 2017 of Mexican caribbean

Whale Shark encounter by Caribbean Legacy Tours 2017 OVERVIEW We are the leading company in the field of ecotourism in Mexico. Isla Mujeres is privileged by mother nature and allow us it offer close encounters with the sailfish, whale shark and bull shark. Our management standards and the pursuit of continuous improvement allow us to provide high quality service and seek the total satisfaction of our customers. We offer spacious boats that are always in perfect conditions with all the permits to operate and qualified team. Our professionalism and experience of our trilingual staff allow us to complement our service. Whale Sharks are the largest fish in the ocean. A fully grown Whale Shark can reach up to 18m in length. Whale Sharks encountered on Isla Mujeres, México are most commonly between 8-12m long. A male Whale Shark is sexually mature at about 8.5m in length. Season open May 15 and close September 17th. During the activity the most important is the respect what they deserve, Whale sharks come to the surface for one reason, To feed by filtering plankton, zooplankton such as copepods and krill through thousands of tiny teeth arranged in 300 rows located in their gills. These are known as gill rakers. To guarantee the full satisfaction of the activity we need to follow some rules during the interaction with the gentles giants. RULES 1. First person in the water will be your guide. 2. To enjoy the most, follow instructions of your captain and guide. 3. Live vest it’s mandatory. 4. Is not allowed, touch, ride, swim in the middle of them path. 5.Use only biodegradable sun block. If you don’t wear it’s better for them. 5. Underwater cameras are welcome without flash. 6. You most keep a distance of two meters from the Whale Shark. 7. Remember in this activity the physical condition is very important to complete your three opportunities so don’t try too hard in your first chance. 8. Always keep in mind if the whale shark feels disturbed will swim faster or dive away from us. 9. Don’t throw trash into the Caribbean Sea. Ask where the trash can or garbage bag on board is. ADDITIONAL SERVICES 1. Chronological cinematographic experience of professional video and photographs of the encounter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNe9U... 2. Wetsuits 3. Whale Shark souvenirs. 4. Sea sickness pills. COST $160 USD $2,760 MX RESERVATIONS http://caribbeanlegacy.mx/tours john@caribbeanlegacy.mx Music by SANTE Awake - Agoria Remix

tags: ["whale","shark","whaleshark","experience","tour","outdoor","outdoorexperience","sea","ocean","snorkel","adreneline","adventure"]

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Auto-sourced from YouTube Parent Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmLjm940OSk">mmLjm940OSk</a>From YouTube video: Whale Shark and giant Manta in season July 2017 of Mexican caribbeanWhale Shark encounter by Caribbean Legacy Tours 2017

OVERVIEW

We are the leading company in the field of ecotourism in Mexico. Isla Mujeres is privileged by mother nature and allow us it offer close encounters with the sailfish, whale shark and bull shark.

Our management standards and the pursuit of continuous improvement allow us to provide high quality service and seek the total satisfaction of our customers. We offer spacious boats that are always in perfect conditions with all the permits to operate and qualified team.
Our professionalism and experience of our trilingual staff allow us to complement our service.

Whale Sharks are the largest fish in the ocean. A fully grown Whale Shark can reach up to 18m in length. Whale Sharks encountered on Isla Mujeres, México are most commonly between 8-12m long. A male Whale Shark is sexually mature at about 8.5m in length. Season open May 15 and close September 17th.

During the activity the most important is the respect what they deserve, Whale sharks come to the surface for one reason, To feed by filtering plankton, zooplankton such as copepods and krill through thousands of tiny teeth arranged in 300 rows located in their gills. These are known as gill rakers.

To guarantee the full satisfaction of the activity we need to follow some rules during the interaction with the gentles giants.

RULES

1. First person in the water will be your guide.
2. To enjoy the most, follow instructions of your captain and guide.
3. Live vest it’s mandatory.
4. Is not allowed, touch, ride, swim in the middle of them path.
5.Use only biodegradable sun block. If you don’t wear it’s better for them.
5. Underwater cameras are welcome without flash.
6. You most keep a distance of two meters from the Whale Shark.
7. Remember in this activity the physical condition is very important to complete your three opportunities so don’t try too hard in your first chance.
8. Always keep in mind if the whale shark feels disturbed will swim faster or dive away from us.
9. Don’t throw trash into the Caribbean Sea. Ask where the trash can or garbage bag on board is.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

1. Chronological cinematographic experience of professional video and photographs of the encounter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNe9U...
2. Wetsuits
3. Whale Shark souvenirs.
4. Sea sickness pills.

COST

$160 USD
$2,760 MX

RESERVATIONS
http://caribbeanlegacy.mx/tours
john@caribbeanlegacy.mx

Music by SANTE Awake - Agoria Remixtags: ["whale","shark","whaleshark","experience","tour","outdoor","outdoorexperience","sea","ocean","snorkel","adreneline","adventure"]

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