Yalikin

Spatial and temporal characteristics of whale shark and manta aggregations in the Western Caribbean & Gulf of Mexico

A project of Wildlife Conservation Society.

click map for full-size version

Full-Size Map (51KB)
Animated Map (28KB)

Species: Whale Shark
Life Stage: Juvenile
Gender: Male
Release Date: 2010-07-24 17:20:00
Release Location: Near Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Last Location: 2010-08-03 15:49:07

Adoptive Parents:
Gina Johnson

Background

Yalikin is a juvenile whale shark of about 6 m in length. He was feeding on the large fish spawning event in the blue waters NE of Isla Mujeres when he was tagged with a SPOT tag.

7766909