Whale Sharks

Category: Research | Date: Feb 22 2008 | By: admin

Here is the famous picture that David our volunteer took yesterday. He is being very modest about it. I think it is amazing. Of course I suppose the reasoning is you had to be there to appreciate it in full (which I wasn’t). 

I have just talked to the boat and they have tagged one more so far this morning. Total tagged is now 6. Total spotted is 14.

Unlike last year the sharks are all down past Chale island, exactly opposite to last year when they were in Tiwi.

Today on the boat we have lots of our sponsors and friends - Simon Englefield who owns the boat and has very kindly let us use it, his Camp Kenya directors and team, the Al Noor family, owners of Pinewood Village Hotel where the research team are being hosted. They are having an amazing day out there.

Great news is that Mike the gyrocopter pilot can stay and help us on Sunday. He has postponed leaving so that he can assist with air support for that day. We were going to have to use the plane but we have found that the gyro is so much more effective not to mention less than half the cost!! Mike has been an absolute godsend! He is looking for another gyro for us for next weekend when we come back from Watamu for the final 2 days. Tomorrow and Sunday will be our busiest days so far when we will run full day expeditions giving the team a chance to be out there all day working.

As I write Volker has just sms’d to say he has tagged another two - so TOTAL IS NOW EIGHT SHARKS TAGGED IN 4 DAYS!!!!!!!!!

Expedition 2008 is going for gold here!!

More later!!