We've told you about the satellite tagging study of 70 whale sharks in Indonesia that revealed previously unknown migration routes, feeding grounds, and a nursery — the data are now being used to establish the country's first whale shark-specific marine protected area in Saleh Bay, Sumbawa, as it's a permanent home, not a seasonal stop.
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10-jährige Walhai-Studie schafft Indonesiens erste Walhai-Meeresschutzgebiet

FRANCE 24

Eine zehnjährige Studie mit 70 getaggten Walhaien in Indonesien enthüllte bisher unbekannte Migrationsrouten und Futterplätze — Daten, die nun zur Einrichtung des ersten walhai-spezifischen Meeresschutzgebiets in Indonesien führten. Die Cenderawasih Bay in Papua und die Saleh Bay sind ganzjährige Heimatgewässer, keine saisonalen Treffpunkte.

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