JFS
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We have been seeing upwards of 40 whale sharks since february so maybe another great year if weather conditions are good. Plan and book with Blue H2o Cozumel.Tours start June 1 - Sept 17. In the mean time...did you know?
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In Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, you can actually dive with them. The fisherman there treat them as a sign of good luck & feed them with small fish (anchovies or Ikan Teri as the local call them). The fisherman even put net below their Bagan (floating fishing platform) so the whaleshark can suck the oil out of the anchovies. I dove with 3 of them at one time. Here is a nice video of the whaleshark of Cendrawasih Bay (East of Raja Ampat) from Kaufik Anril.
This place looks incredible (tho admittedly, not easy/cheap to get to). I had never heard of this place before - thanks for the pointer, Dan_T. Bucket list item added!