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Encounter Unassigned

An encounter is a sighting of a single animal at a specific location and time. Learn more.

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Occurrence ID: b25052d2-da42-4c90-abf3-71e041c409d4

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Metadata

Number: 5dba2182-7b3f-44f1-bd79-c4e8b10a0e51

Date created:	2021-04-24T19:27:36.680
Date last edited:	2024-09-09 07:41:35

Workflow state: approved

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Managing researcher:

Simon Pierce

Affiliation: Marine Megafauna Foundation, Wild Me

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Measurements

Type	Size	Units
Length		Meters
Water Temperature		Celsius

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Length	(Meters)
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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Additional comments:
We were on a boat that was anchored near Alotau. One day we looked over the side and saw this guy circling the boat. S/he remained around the boat until night and the next morning appeared again (or had never left). That morning we raised anchor and left Alotau, and this whale shark followed us for a while (45 min?) as we were motoring out of the bay.

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