Mad as a Marine Biologist

zerothreetwo: thelovelyseas: _DSC1323 by Shin-Okamoto on Flickr. Only in Cebu! Who else wants to swim with the whale sharks?  Read about it here.  As a Cebuana, I can say this.  Yes, it’s only in Cebu. The only place in the world to actively feed whale sharks. What for? A tourist attraction. The only place in the world that puts profit above the long term effects of feeding a highly migratory, vulnerable to extinction, fish.  The only place to really cheapen what should be a breathtaking experience with one of nature’s Giants. By conditioning them to beg at boats like puppy dogs.  The only place where people complain about only having a 30 minute viewing time with, at times, up to 14 sharks a day.  I’m a proud Cebuana, but not about this. Yes. Only in Cebu. Read more about the research on the long term effects of this practice. 

zerothreetwo:

thelovelyseas:

_DSC1323 by Shin-Okamoto on Flickr.

Only in Cebu! Who else wants to swim with the whale sharks? 

Read about it here. 

As a Cebuana, I can say this. 

Yes, it’s only in Cebu. The only place in the world to actively feed whale sharks. What for? A tourist attraction.

The only place in the world that puts profit above the long term effects of feeding a highly migratory, vulnerable to extinction, fish. 

The only place to really cheapen what should be a breathtaking experience with one of nature’s Giants. By conditioning them to beg at boats like puppy dogs. 

The only place where people complain about only having a 30 minute viewing time with, at times, up to 14 sharks a day. 

I’m a proud Cebuana, but not about this. Yes. Only in Cebu.

Read more about the research on the long term effects of this practice. 

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    Feeding wild whale sharks is not worth this.
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    Bitch please, i did the same without leaving my country. And fuck, swim with these creatures makes you change the way...
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