hyaku 2,802 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 News reports, due to rise of 2 to 3 celcius in the water they are not around anymore. I was in the sea a few days ago. Never before have I felt such heat. It was like a hot bath! Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck Joe 1,452 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 i hope that is just rumors from anti feeding groups, the only way i can get my married friends here is if i tell them they can swim with whale sharks. Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 29,350 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 That's interesting. I was diving a few days ago at San Remigio in northern Cebu, and the water was positively chilly. Do you think it might have something to do with currents and seasonal temperature swings? Link to post Share on other sites
hyaku 2,802 Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Maybe. But the whale sharks have been there for years. Perhaps they joined their buddies to get fed down in the South of Cebu. They have stopped diving up here off sambawan after a malapascua dive boat reported dynamite problems. Link to post Share on other sites
USCebuana 352 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 How is the feeding in Oslob different from the feeding of white sharks in South Africa and the nurse sharks in the Caribbean? I doubt they feed them enough for them not to look for food elsewhere. The shrimp feed they give them is so small it's probably like a treat instead of a whole meal. Link to post Share on other sites
hyaku 2,802 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Because it destroys the natural instinct to forage for food. When people stop feeding fish when it's off tourist season they die. Llangkawi is a good example. Greenpeace are hot on this one. Heard they we're going to Oslob.Anyone have info on this? Link to post Share on other sites
USCebuana 352 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 They are not fed enough for them to stay there permanently. I don't think they have resident sharks there. But again how is it different from the practice in South Africa and the Caribbean? If I can make a guess, I think Greenpeace is there for the proposed coal powered power plants. I wonder what they propose as an alternative power source or what mitigation measures they recommend for the environmental impact of coal. Link to post Share on other sites
enoonmai 675 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 They are not fed enough for them to stay there permanently. Do you have 1st hand knowledge or a source for that? From what I've read there is conflicting opinion on what the long term effect will be. Link to post Share on other sites
USCebuana 352 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The head of the fishermen was on video saying the amount of food is not enough to sustain them and they are fed only for a few hours. Of course he is biased but just look at the food they have compared to the size of the whale sharks! I personally would prefer that they are not hand fed but have some sort of a device where they get fed farther from the boats. It's not ideal but I don't think it's different from what's practiced in SA and the Caribbean. Link to post Share on other sites
hyaku 2,802 Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Well I'm a diver. For is it's definitely no. Link to post Share on other sites
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