Whale Shark Network Maldives!

Use this app to identify the whale shark you have just swam with, learn its name, it vital stats and keep updated every time its seen in future Planning a trip or simply spotty about whale sharks, keep up to date with other whale shark sightings and all the latest whale shark research and conservation news from the Maldives Whale Shark Network Maldives takes spot-pattern recognition technology that has long since been the preserve of scientists and puts it in the hand of anyone with a mobile device. Its hoped this app could accelerate the study of the worlds largest fish and provide a blueprint for other conservation organisations keen to harness the power of the ordinary tourist or keen amateur naturalist in helping gather truly useful field data. Use the map function to plot your shark encounters, browse through the 300+ register of whale shark individuals and keep an eye on weekly, monthly and all time summaries The pattern-comparison algorithm used in the Whos that Whale Shark feature was originally developed by Jurgen den Hartog and Renate Reijns for their popular photo ID software, I3S.