Rare sightings of multiple whale sharks
Published on: Sunday, April 16, 2023
By: Kan Yaw Chong
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A close-up view of one of the whale sharks that swam into Gaya Island waters.
Kota Kinabalu: Three whale sharks of about five metres (16 feet) each swam into Gaya Island waters near Bungaraya Island Resort on Friday, followed by four arrivals on Saturday morning, igniting a flurry of excitement among tourists from Europe, Australia, Korea and West Malaysia.“I have been diving for over 40 years now, this is the first time I heard three in one day (Friday), followed by four on Saturday…this is extraordinary! “ exclaimed veteran diving guru Clement Lee.
“I attribute this record number to the abundance of krills (small crustaceans or ‘whale food’ in Norwegian) which are still around in the bay although I don’t know why because krills normally boom in water temperatures between 24 and 26C, but the water temperature now is 18/29C,” he said.
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