Monitoring whale sharks around Seychelles with the Marine Conservation Society Seychelles
Friday, September 18, 2009
Tank Girl in Seychelles!
Well not quite Tank Girl, but intern Dominique Rhoades was scheduled to be the observer for the morning’s microlight aerial survey but got grounded due to high winds and rain and so she took advantage of the situation! Our micro-light is currently being hosted for hanger space at the army base at the airport and Dominique just loves the Tank Girl movie and couldn’t resist getting some snaps of her in Tank Girl mode! She also got a quick chance to pose by the aircraft before Johan managed to get a short flight in between the rains storms which had a somewhat less than tropical aspect!
We hope that this blog will keep you up to date with the activities of the monitoring team and will introduce you to some of the interns, students and team members researching the worlds largest living sharks around the Seychelles islands.
2014 Seychelles whale shark programme
The Seychelles whale shark monitoring season officially closed on October 31st 2014. The posts in this blog will keep you updated of any progress post the Seychelles season and will also include updates on monitoring in Djibouti. There are only two spaces remaining on the Djibouti programme, visit our web site for information.
In-water Whale Shark Sightings
2014 Seychelles Sightings Summary (to 31.10.14) 20 in-water encounters 10 individual sharks identified 10 sharks sexed (10 M/0F/0UK) 4 new shark identified this season 6 sharks resighted from previous seasons
MCSS is a local Non-Governmental Organisation that was registered in 1997. The MCSS was formed by a group of local marine enthusiasts and experts to address marine biodiversity conservation and its sustainable use. The whale shark and turtle monitoring programmes are on-going annual activities that involve a lot of public participation.
For more information on MCSS please visit our web site.
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