Together with our local partner, the Madagascar Whale Shark Project, we execute a collaborative research and conservation project on whale sharks. The Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and Mozambique, is a global hotspot for these threatened sharks. Unfortunately, observations from fishery observers on tuna fishing vessels found that a steep decline in sightings within the Channel took place between 2000 and 2007 (the last year for which data was published) compared to the previous decade. A 79% decline in sightings was also documented bet...Read more