Involving the global community
Impelled by a love of the sea and its largest fish, the elusive whale shark, marine conservationist Brad Norman has created a photo-identification system to assist its conservation.
"It takes science out of the lab and puts it in the hands of the public. Everyone can take part.”
Based on a pattern-recognition method originally invented to study constellations in the night sky, the system will soon enable scores of coastal communities and thousands of individual divers to gather information about this gentle giant of the seas. The images they provide will help scientists understand its mysterious way of life and protect this charismatic species.
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Smallest of a large species
In March 2009, a 0.3-metre-long baby whale shark found in the Philippines made news around the globe.
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The strange bounding underwater “flight” of the mightiest fish is revealed through a remarkable collaboration.
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Mr Brad Norman
Murdoch University
South St.
Murdoch, W.A. 6150
AustraliaTel: + 61 414 953 627
+ 61 892 862 149
brad@whaleshark.org
