Say NO to OSLOB’s whale shark feeding! Feeding whale sharks is detrimental! Not only in Oslob but also in Cenderawashi, Indonesia. 5 good reasons to NOT feed whale sharks: 1. The whale sharks are not getting their full range of nutritional requirements, which may affect their growth and reproduction. 2. Whale sharks naturally do not spend a lot of time at the surface or in shallow waters. It interrupts their migration and with that their reproductive cycle. 3. Whale sharks are a migratory species. They’re not supposed to stay in one site for prolonged periods of time. 4. Conditioning whale sharks to approach boats makes them more susceptible to fishing and poaching. 5. The whale shark’s association with boats&bubbles in Oslob has negative impacts when they move on even within their daily perimeter to where there are no guidelines or trained personnel to conduct and monitor human interaction. Fermin’s injuries show us he mistook the bubbles of the boat for food, or as an indication that the people on the boat would feed him. Conditioning whale sharks to approach boats will provoke propeller injuries. philippines-cebu/mactan/en/diving/whale-shark-feeding
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 06:05:59 +0000
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