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04/09/2004: "Whale Shark ........UW picture with diver"
A dive with the largest of all sharks is always a thrill. This picture was taken off Exmouth, Western Australia which has been one of the best places to get a guaranteed encounter. But a new location in Africa near the equator may challenge the long-term commercial viability of Exmouth as a whale shark destination. "Twenty sharks sighted in twenty natutical miles. Three around the yatch at one time".
Then again, we may not add to the 'tourism kiss-of-death' by disclosing the location details. We need to think carefully about such matters. Look what the world's leading magazine did to the Red Sea by publishing too many underwater feature stories. Diving tourism exploded and ruined what was once thought and considered superior to the Great Barrier Reef.
