Galapagos: Realm of Giant Sharks Page #2
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University of California at Davis,
in an ambitious project to study
that pass by Darwin Island.
have begun in places
where they come together
in large numbers
like the Sea of Cortez, off
Here, billions of tiny crustaceans
called Copepods hatch at once,
turning the sea a milky grey.
sharks to feed on them.
You can often see them
feeding vertically
to get at the dense food concentrations.
Their arrival is a welcome
sight for schools of small
fish, which use them as shields.
With a band of skip-jack
tuna nearby, a school
gets as close as it can
to the giant shark.
The predators keep their distance.
This is only one of many gathering
spots for whale sharks.
You can find them off
the coast of Belize,
where they feed on the eggs of snapper
fish that spawn here in spring.
Or, you can find them off
the coast of Western Australia,
where coral spawn in massive numbers
just after the full moons
of March and April.
Alex Hearn:
Most of the studies thathave been done to date
have been focused on aggregation sites
where they come together to feed,
individuals, they're mainly males.
We have almost a unique
situation here, where we have
large, pregnant females.
where they go to give birth,
how they mate, where they mate.
So there are a lot of questions that
still need to be answered out there.
Narrator:
The answers couldbring crucial information
to the battle to preserve
these ancient creatures.
Whale sharks have long been hunted
on a small scale for their liver oil,
used as waterproofing for wooden boats.
Known as tofu sharks,
they are now targeted by
fishing fleets for their
characteristic white meat,
and for fins that can fetch
around $50,000 each.
Shark fin soup is a staple at weddings
This custom is believed
to be responsible for
millions of sharks killed each year.
Whale shark fins are in demand,
not so much for soup,
as for bold displays
designed to lure shark fin
buyers into stores, or
customers into restaurants.
Whale sharks are now under
the protection of the
of the Convention on International Trade
of Endangered Species, or CITES,
and the Convention on Migratory Species.
There is a growing momentum
to safeguard them,
especially in countries where tourists
spend millions of dollars each year
to swim with these gentle giants.
whale sharks is what
allows the Galapagos
team to approach them,
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