Whale shark spotted in Ang Thong national marine park

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Whale shark spotted in Ang Thong national marine park

By Thai PBS

 

 

A 5-metre long whale shark was spotted in Ang Thong national marine park in Samui district of Surat Thani province yesterday, the park chief said.

 

Mr Apichart Na Nakhon, chief of the Ang Thong national marine park, said this is the fourth time since last month that whale sharks were spotted in the marine park. 

 

This could be a proof of the bio-richness of the southern sea, he said. He said the latest sighting is a baby whale shark as it is only five metres long.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/whale-shark-spotted-ang-thong-national-marine-park/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-10-09

[lonewolf99]

In the Visa Forum some guy was deported for "basking". So hopefully this basking shark won't be busking.

[wirat69]

2 hours ago, lonewolf99 said:

In the Visa Forum some guy was deported for "basking". So hopefully this basking shark won't be busking.

Nah, this one is doing a bit of spotting!!

 

from the photo looks like it is a spotted whale shark that they spotted!!

[dinsdale]

Bio richness may soon be culinary richness 

[hanssna]

So what's the news ? Last 4 months there were 37 whaleshark spottings around the koh tao divesites... 

[Skeptic7]

2 hours ago, hanssna said:

So what's the news ? Last 4 months there were 37 whaleshark spottings around the koh tao divesites... 

The news is that the Whale Shark is an endangered species. 37 sightings may seem robust to you (it's not), but the global population of this magnificent creature has declined by more than 50% in the last century. Any sighting of this, the largest fish, is news. 

[wakeupplease]

Na someone will catch it and eat it by the end of the day.

[Nong Khai Man]

On 10/10/2017 at 5:17 PM, wakeupplease said:

Na someone will catch it and eat it by the end of the day.

Yeah, It will Deffo feed the village for a COUPLE Of Days....

[hanssna]

On 09/10/2017 at 8:05 PM, Skeptic7 said:

The news is that the Whale Shark is an endangered species. 37 sightings may seem robust to you (it's not), but the global population of this magnificent creature has declined by more than 50% in the last century. Any sighting of this, the largest fish, is news. 

Good, let's post every whaleshark spotting around Surat / Samui archipel / Ang Thong area on the news / ThaiVisa ( coz it's news to you ).

[Basil B]

On 09/10/2017 at 6:08 AM, lonewolf99 said:

In the Visa Forum some guy was deported for "basking". So hopefully this basking shark won't be busking.

A whale shark is not a basking shark...

 

And basking sharks are very uncommon in the tropics.