The world's biggest fish adds value to paradise

The world's biggest fish adds value to paradise
Male, Maldives (SPX) Aug 13, 2014 - They are the largest fish in the world but the impact of this majestic and charismatic animal on the economy of the island nation of the Maldives was largely unknown. A new study by scientists of the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (MWSRP) reveals that a small group of whale sharks in a single Maldivian Atoll accounts for nearly 3% of the global shark ecotourism and nearly half that of t ... more

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