{"id":5203,"date":"2024-03-27T19:53:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madawhalesharks.org\/?p=5203"},"modified":"2024-03-27T19:53:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:53:21","slug":"key-results-from-our-sixth-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madawhalesharks.org\/fr\/key-results-from-our-sixth-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Key results from our sixth season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here we go! A little summary of our 2023 season. This year was particularly unusual, and our scientific activities were not as successful as usual. The unpredictable presence of whale sharks and the high number of boats at sea made it extremely difficult for us to work this year.<\/p>\n

THE 2023 SEASON IN NUMBERS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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173 Boat Surveys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

243 Shark Sightings<\/p>\n

88 Different Sharks Seen<\/p>\n

36 New Sharks Identified<\/p>\n

525 Unique Sharks Seen Since 2015<\/p>\n

78.5% Of Sharks Seen Were Male<\/p>\n

3626 Detections Of 47 Tagged Sharks<\/p>\n

1 Master Student<\/p>\n

20 Volunteers<\/p>\n

2 Station Deployments<\/p>\n

13 Acoustic Tags Deployed<\/p>\n

1 New Law<\/p>\n

2 New Important Shark and Ray Areas identified by IUCN<\/p>\n

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Indeed, the total number of whale sharks identified is much lower than in previous years. By comparison, we are seeing a 40% decline compared with the 2019 and 2022 seasons (our last two seasons, as we were not present in 2020-2021). What\u2019s more, the proportion of new sharks identified is extremely low.<\/p>\n

The year 2023 is also an El Nino year, well known for triggering warming episodes in the region. Water temperatures were unusually high, suggesting inherent changes in the composition and distribution of whale shark prey species and other predators in the region.<\/p>\n

As let’s not forget: whale sharks are a globally endangered species and are known to decline in the Mozambique Channel region.<\/p>\n

The Madagascar Whale Shark Project deliberately remains an independent entity to be able to address impactful issues in the fields of conservation, research and education in Madagascar, with while remaining a committed and collaborative project.<\/p>\n

We thank everyone who has either helped, volunteered, donated or supported in one way or another. Thanks to you we can continue our important work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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