Social Group Memberships
Encounter(s) (not all may be currently visible) & Biological Samples
Mapping
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Additional data files
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Meet the Adopters
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Collaborating Researchers
Rafael de la Parra
Affiliation: Ch'ooj Ajauil AC, Mexico
Research Project: Monitoreo Ecol�gico de Pel�gicos Marinos
Web Site: http://www.choojajauil.org.mx/
Jennifer Schmidt
Affiliation: Shark Research Institute/SRI
Web Site: https://www.sharks.org/leadership/sri-staff/jennifer-v-schmidt-ph-d-2
Deni Ramirez
Al Dove
Affiliation: Georgia Aquarium
Research Project: Biology and Conservation of Whale SHarks
Web Site: http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/conserve/research
Wildbook A.I.
Affiliation: Wild Me
"I am the artificial intelligence that searches social media for usable whale shark sighting data."
Michael Pfundt
Affiliation: Marine Megafauna Foundation
Researcher comments (Text or HTML):
deepblue on Mon May 23 11:32:11 EDT 2005
Created new shark H-019.
deepblue on Mon May 23 11:32:48 EDT 2005
Added encounter#2842005182933.
admin on Tue May 24 17:55:29 EDT 2005
Removed encounter#2842005182933.
admin on Tue May 24 17:55:41 EDT 2005
Added encounter#2842005182933.
deepblue on Tue May 24 19:09:59 EDT 2005
Removed encounter#30420051698.
deepblue on Tue May 24 23:34:04 EDT 2005
Added encounter#30420051698.
deepblue on Tue May 24 23:35:22 EDT 2005
Added encounter#294200519945.
deepblue on Sun May 29 15:26:15 EDT 2005
Added encounter#304200522453.
admin on Fri Sep 02 10:38:22 EDT 2005
Added encounter#264200519651.
deepblue on Mon Mar 27 10:39:02 EST 2006
Added encounter#2732006102810.
deepblue on Mon Mar 27 21:30:42 EST 2006
Added encounter#2632006154731.
deepblue on Mon Mar 27 21:34:07 EST 2006
Added encounter#2632006155829.
admin on Mon Mar 27 21:42:19 EST 2006
Changed shark sex from female to male.
deepblue on Tue May 22 15:35:29 EDT 2007
Added encounter#225200793035.
deepblue on Tue May 22 15:40:48 EDT 2007
Added encounter#1252005231948.
admin on Fri May 25 04:01:17 EDT 2007
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admin on Thu Oct 29 14:03:45 EST 2009
Added encounter#2292009132557.
rgrampus on Wed Aug 25 12:04:09 EDT 2010
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rgrampus on Sat Aug 28 11:44:50 EDT 2010
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rgrampus on Sat Aug 28 11:47:37 EDT 2010
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rgrampus on Sun Aug 29 16:16:57 EDT 2010
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rgrampus on Sun Aug 29 16:18:53 EDT 2010
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rgrampus on Sun Aug 29 16:21:53 EDT 2010
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dbradley on Sun Sep 19 22:47:21 EDT 2010
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rgrampus on Mon Jan 10 00:31:34 EST 2011
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rgrampus on Mon Jan 10 01:03:19 EST 2011
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normanb on Tue Jan 11 18:47:25 EST 2011
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rgrampus on Sun Jan 30 17:21:11 EST 2011
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rgrampus on Wed Jul 20 09:30:03 EDT 2011
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rgrampus on Sat Nov 05 13:55:59 EDT 2011
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rgrampus on Thu Feb 09 17:10:42 EST 2012
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rgrampus on Thu Feb 09 17:14:05 EST 2012
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rgrampus on Thu Feb 16 17:44:48 EST 2012
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dramirez on Wed Mar 14 15:56:57 EDT 2012
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rgrampus on Wed Jun 20 19:10:05 EDT 2012
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rgrampus on Thu Jul 05 00:00:55 EDT 2012
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adove on Wed Jul 25 09:25:35 EDT 2012
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adove on Wed Jul 25 09:29:02 EDT 2012
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adove on Thu Jul 26 22:08:18 EDT 2012
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rgrampus on Tue Sep 18 12:17:57 EDT 2012
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rgrampus on Tue Sep 18 12:22:05 EDT 2012
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rgrampus on Mon Oct 15 19:30:47 EDT 2012
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rgrampus on Mon Oct 15 19:42:26 EDT 2012
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rgrampus on Sat Jun 15 14:25:18 EDT 2013
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mromain on Fri Sep 20 02:24:17 EDT 2013
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mromain on Mon Oct 28 06:23:47 EDT 2013
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dramirez on Wed Nov 20 19:03:44 EST 2013
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jschmidt on Thu Sep 11 20:08:58 EDT 2014
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jschmidt on Thu Sep 11 21:31:54 EDT 2014
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michaelp on Sun Nov 29 17:14:14 EST 2015
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michaelp on Sun Nov 29 17:22:50 EST 2015
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rgrampus on Mon Jul 11 17:49:08 UTC 2016
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rgrampus on Mon Jul 11 18:06:31 UTC 2016
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jschmidt on Sun Sep 10 00:47:01 UTC 2017
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jschmidt on Sun Sep 10 01:06:33 UTC 2017
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