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Utila - Deep Blue resort

Please use the online form below to record the details of your whale shark encounter in the Carribean. Be as accurate and specific as possible. Please note that by submitting data and images to Deep Blue and the ECOCEAN Photo-ID Library©, you are granting Deep Blue and ECOCEAN unlimited usage of these materials for research and conservation purposes only*.

Note: The fields labelled in Orange are required.

Encounter date:  Day  Month  Year

Encounter time:

Length:

Sex:  

Sighting location:

GPS Latitude: ° ' " GPS Longitude: ° ' "

Water depth at encounter site:  Use the same units (meters or feet) that you selected above.

Noticeable scarring:

Additional comments for identification:

Your contact information* Photographer contact information (if you didn't take these pictures)
Name: Name:
E-mail: E-mail:
Address: Address:
Telephone: Telephone:

Please add up to four digital images from this encounter by using the fields below. Image files of type JPEG (.jpg) at full quality and full size are preferred, but any image of type .jpg, .jpeg, .bmp, or .gif is acceptable. At least one of the images must be a left-side or right-side picture of the shark that displays its natural patterning, as shown to the left. No image can be larger than 2 megabytes.

 

Image 1:

Image 2:

Image 3:

Image 4:

Please verify your information above and then click "Send encounter report" to send Utila Whale Shark Research and ECOCEAN your encounter. Please note that the information indicated above in Orange must be complete, and at least one left- or right-side image must be submitted for consideration.

* Utila Whale Shark Research and ECOCEAN do not sell or distribute your contact information or your copyrighted images to anyone, and we rely on proven electronic methods to protect them from theft. If you have questions about the copyright and personal data protection measures that we have in place, please contact the ECOCEAN webmaster.