Endangered whale shark sighted off Pulau Bidong

KUALA TERENGGANU: The discovery of a whale shark measuring about 3m by a group of divers off Pulau Bidong, Terengganu, has provided new data to the country’s marine life conservation efforts. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu’s (UMT) Faculty of Marine Science and Environment senior lecturer Dr Maizah Mohd Abdullah (pic) said the finding confirmed that the area was a migration route for the species.

“The whale shark is a migratory animal, so its presence can provide information that Pulau Bidong is a migration route. This data is important because (at present) we do not have enough information on its actual route.