Whale Shark Expedition - Meet Eagle Eye The Whale Shark
by Admin on Mar.16, 2009, under Conservation, News
Here are some pictures of the whale shark we tagged on Sunday 8 March. It was a small juvenile male of about 4 metres tagged by Rachel Graham of the WCS. This shark has been adopted by London Vision Clinic and is called Eagle Eye.
Whale Shark, African Diver
You can see the tag clearly in the picture just below the dorsal fin.
Whale Shark, African Diver
Rachel has been with us for over a week now and this is the only shark we have seen. We are planning to go out again this weekend and Rachel has extended her stay so that she is here for the last 2 days of the expedition! Her enthusiasm abounds and she is firing up her satellite tags in anticipation of the Saturday expedition even as I write this blog so she is obviously hopeful.