A diver swam alongside a whale shark off the coast of Bohol in the Philippines and got herself filmed. Then another sea giant ...

Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has banned all kinds of interactions with whale sharks, locally known as “balilan,” ...

Whale shark-watching activities have been suspended in three towns in Bohol after authorities found violations of marine life ...

A one-year study conducted by WWF shows that commercially-important fish species are being overfished in parts of the Philippines, threatening the livelihood of thousands of fishermen and an important ...

“Photo-identification is a non-invasive approach for identifying sharks,” explains David. “The library uses the whale shark’s distinct patterns, plus information on scars, sex and size to identify ...

The concerned groups say that the situation would affect Bohol’s title as the country’s first and only UNESCO Global Geopark ...

Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado's Executive Order No. 10 - 2025 considers the harmful effects of whale shark interaction activities on biodiversity ...

Whale shark interaction activities in Bohol have been suspended.Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado signed Executive Order (EO) No. 10 on February 3 to ...

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2010. Ecotourism and sea turtle harvesting in a fi shing village of Bahia, Brazil. Conservation and Society 8(1):15–25. Quiros, A.L. 2005. Whale shark “ecotourism” in the Philippines and Belize: ...

A fisherman was surprised by a whale shark whilst out on the water on his ... sharks are friendly and people swim with them in the Philippines and Western Australia,” he said.