A whale shark (butanding) died after being stranded in shallow waters in Balayan, Batangas despite rescue efforts mounted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local officials on Sunday, May 25. A report from the Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog said a concerned citizen alerted authorities...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has taken a bold step to protect the province’s tourism by stopping whale shark interaction activities in three towns. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (seated) signs an executive order halting whale shark interaction in three towns in the province....
BACOLOD CITY – A whale shark was found dead on Thursday, April 18, a day after it was released back to the sea in Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 17. A WHALE shark was found dead on Thursday, April 18, a day after it was released in Barangay Aguisan,...
PCG personnel attend to the fishing boat which capsized after it was accidentaly hit by a whale shark off the waters of Romblon. (photo: PCG) Whale sharks are a common sight and even an exciting experience for some Filipino fishermen but when their big size would cause their boat to capsize...
CEBU CITY – Income generated by Oslob, Cebu from tourism significantly went down in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Oslob, a fourth-class municipality that gained worldwide prominence due to its whale shark-watching activities, only earned P3.4 million from tourism activities in 2021....
SM Megamall unveils its giant 3D whale shark “Gentle giants,” that is perhaps an apt description of whale sharks, known colloquially as butanding . These massive creatures with gray and brown hues and white spots are among the largest fish in the sea, and yet they are able to swim with such...
A whale shark (Rhincodon typus), also known as butanding, was trapped in a fishnet near the seashore of Atimonan, Quezon on Wednesday morning. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-CALABARZON (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) said the whale shark, with an estimated length...
