Encounter of H-071

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Water depth: 333.3 meters

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Identified as: H-071

Matched by: Unknown

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Alternate ID: 551

 Occurrence ID: None assigned.

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Number: 12120099572

Date created:2009-01-12
Date last edited:  2009-02-22

Workflow state: approved

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Managing researcher: 

Jason Holmberg

Affiliation: Wild Me

Research Project: Wildbook

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"Jason is a founder of Wildbook for Whale Sharks and its Information Architect."

Measurements

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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: female

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Noticeable scarring:  Tail (caudal) fin

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Behavior:  None

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Additional comments:
The GPS reading was taken from google earth and is just an approximate guide to the location.

16 04 1717
87 00 2837

Damage to top of Caudal and also small / nic damage to first dorsal

After contact with Rafael de la Parra in Mexico we found that this Whale Shark was tagged in Mexico near Contoy Island with number 551 this tag is still visible but there was quite a lot of growth on it.

The date that it was tagged in Mexico was 16 June 2007

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