Aerial Surveying at the World's Largest Whale Shark Aggregation Site

I joined up with a team of Georgia Aquarium and Project Domino researchers to survey wild whale shark populations from a 4person Cessna airplane.

My door was removed, and this video was filmed with an HD Flip cam from 1,500 feet (first clip) and 500 feet (second clip). In this video, you can see ecotour boat operators and tourists swimming with dozens (if not hundreds) of whale sharks off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Federal law regulates these whale shark excursions and rules are in place to minimize disruption of the whale sharks' natural behaviors.

Video Credit: Jodi Kendall/ www.jodikendall.com
Team: Georgia Aquarium and Project Domino Field Researchers

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Pets & Animals

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• Whale
• Shark
• Aerial
• Surveying