Provincial gov’t of Bohol suspends all whale shark interaction activities

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00:00Whale sharks are known to be migratory fish, which need to be in constant motion to keep

00:05the flow of water over and into their gills.

00:08Hence feeding them their custom diet may alter such behavior and put them biologically at

00:13risk.

00:14As such, the provincial government of Bohol has issued a complete stoppage into humans

00:18feeding whale sharks in the towns of Lila, Dakis, and Albequerque, as PIA Bohol correspondent

00:24Elvira Bongocha reports.

00:28To protect Bohol's tourism and enforce the law against feeding the migratory marine mammals,

00:34the provincial government of Bohol has suspended the whale shark interaction activities in

00:38the province.

00:39Executive Order No. 10, Series of 2025, was recently signed ordering the indefinite stoppage

00:45of all whale shark interactions in Lila, Albequerque, and Dawis towns.

00:50The order was issued based on the findings of an interagency team which found that the

00:54whale shark interactions involved feeding them with krill to lure the marine mammals

00:59to stay.

01:00This is in violation of Provincial Ordinance No. 2020-008 and Joint Memorandum Circular

01:06No. 1, Series of 2020, issued by the Department of Tourism, Department of Environment and

01:12Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Interior and Local Government.

01:18The suspension of the whale shark feeding shall remain enforced until all applicable

01:22requirements for these activities have been met following a comprehensive industry-wide

01:26consultation with stakeholders and conservation groups.

01:30From Philippine Information Agency, Bohol, Elvira Bongocha for Balitang Pamansa.

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