Scientists Brad Norman and Rory Wilson join forces

Brad Norman attaches daily diary to whale shark. Rory Wilson swims behind him. Whale shark with remoras swimming alongside it (remoras are shark sucker fish). Brad Norman shows daily diary device just retrieved after three hours of being attached to a whale shark. Rory Wilson tracks the daily diary with a radio receiver after the device was automatically released from the whale shark. Brad Norman and Rory Wilson review the data of the day on board Boo Kooling at dusk overlooking Ningaloo Reef. The data retrieved shows the whale shark's movements recorded by the daily diary device. Brad Norman, Rory Wilson and Adrian Gleiss (Rory Wilson's PhD student) review the data of the day - the whale shark's movements over three hours recorded by the daily diary device.
Brad Norman attaches daily diary to whale shark. Rory Wilson swims behind him.

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Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia, June 2008
Brad Norman attaches daily diary to whale shark. Rory Wilson swims behind him.

Whale shark with remoras swimming alongside it (remoras are shark sucker fish).

©Rolex Awards/Jürgen Freund

Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia, June 2008
Whale shark with remoras swimming alongside it (remoras are shark sucker fish).

Brad Norman shows daily diary device just retrieved after three hours of being attached to a whale shark.

©Rolex Awards/Jürgen Freund

Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia, June 2008
Brad Norman shows daily diary device just retrieved after three hours of being attached to a whale shark.

Rory Wilson tracks the daily diary with a radio receiver after the device was automatically released from the whale shark.

©Rolex Awards/Jürgen Freund

Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia, June 2008
Rory Wilson tracks the daily diary with a radio receiver after the device was automatically released from the whale shark.

Brad Norman and Rory Wilson review the data of the day on board Boo Kooling at dusk overlooking Ningaloo Reef. The data retrieved shows the whale shark's movements recorded by the daily diary device.

©Rolex Awards/Jürgen Freund

Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia, June 2008
Brad Norman and Rory Wilson review the data of the day on board Boo Kooling at dusk overlooking Ningaloo Reef. The data retrieved shows the whale shark's movements recorded by the daily diary device.

Brad Norman, Rory Wilson and Adrian Gleiss (Rory Wilson's PhD student) review the data of the day - the whale shark's movements over three hours recorded by the daily diary device.

©Rolex Awards/Jürgen Freund

Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia, June 2008
Brad Norman, Rory Wilson and Adrian Gleiss (Rory Wilson's PhD student) review the data of the day - the whale shark's movements over three hours recorded by the daily diary device.