Social Relationships
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Co-occurrences
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Biological Samples & Encounter(s) (not all may be currently visible)
Mapping
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Meet the Adopters
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| Why are research and conservation for this species important? |
| "Sharks have been on our planet for over 500 million years; that is before the dinosaurs! Fishing is currently decimating most of the world's shark populations. But we are only now realising the importance of these apex predators in controlling the health and resilience of marine ecosystems. We need sharks." |
Collaborating Researchers
Brad Norman
Affiliation: ECOCEAN
Web Site: http://www.whaleshark.org.au
"Brad leads ECOCEAN Inc. and is a co-Founder of the Whale Shark Photo-identification Library."
Jason Holmberg
Affiliation: Wild Me
Research Project: Wildbook for Whale Sharks
Web Site: http://www.wildme.org
"Jason is a founder of Wildbook for Whale Sharks and its Information Architect."
Darcy Bradley
Affiliation: ECOCEAN Australia
Dani Rob
Affiliation: Parks and Wildlife Service, Government of Western Australia
Web Site: http://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/
Samantha Reynolds
Affiliation: ECOCEAN Australia
Research Project: Ningaloo
