Only two months into this year's season, our Baa Atoll team have already recorded 17 whale shark sightings! Last season, they encountered 17 individuals on 22 occasions so they're set to overtake the 2021 total very soon. Let's hope the whale sharks continue to visit Baa's plankton-rich waters over the coming weeks! @ocean_ell @maldiveswhalesharkresearch #WhaleShark #MantaRays #HanifaruBay #BaaAtoll #BiosphereReserve #BiospherereserveMaldfives #MantaTrust #Maldives #VisitMaldives #WhaleSharks #MarineBiologyShots #NatGeoWildlifeTourism #NatGeoYourShot #FreeDivingPhotography #UnderwaterPhotography #UnescoBiosphereReserve @fsmaldives @maldivianmantaproject