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Encounter of SA-012

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Identified as: SA-012

Matched by: Unknown

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Metadata

Number: 522009113635

Date created:	2009-02-05
Date last edited:	2009-02-07

Workflow state: approved

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Managing researcher:

Jason Holmberg

Affiliation: Wild Me

Research Project: Wildbook

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"Jason is a founder of Wildbook for Whale Sharks and its Information Architect."

Measurements

Type	Size	Units
Length		Meters
Water Temperature		Celsius

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Water Temperature	(Celsius)

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Attributes

Taxonomy Rhincodon typus

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Status: alive

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Sex: unknown

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Noticeable scarring: None

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Additional comments:
Attached are copies of the left and right side of a 8.5 meter male whale shark pictured in Sodwana Bay on 18 December 2008 at 10am. This whale shark has been sighted in Sodwana Bay on two previous occasions (2006 & 2007) and was easily identifiable by the severe scarring on the left gill area. He is already in the database so it should come up as a repeat sighting when you load it.

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