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  • Nº1 # Date: 2012-10-23 - 11:30
  • # Max Depth: 26m Duration: 55mins
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2 whale sharks

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  • Dive type : deep dive, photo
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 25°C
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3.5 Kg
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  • Dived with Richard Brinke
  • Dive buddies: Richard Brinke
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Species Identified

Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 (Whale shark) These sharks are usually solitary, but loose groups of up to 100 individuals have been sighted, often when they are feeding . Whale sharks appear to be highly migratory , and have been tracked for thousands of kilometres ....
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Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blue shark) Blue sharks are viviparous, giving birth to live young after a gestation period of nine to twelve months . Up to 135 pups can be born per litter, partially depending on the size of the female, but the average is 25 to 50 ...
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