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EXPO: Giants in La Paz Bay: The Whale Shark
In collaboration with photographer Carlos Aguilera held a very successful event in the city of La Paz Mexico. A photographic exhibition called “Giants in La Paz Bay: The Whale Shark” with 9 billboard sized photos of our whale sharks taken by Carlos during our research and 4 informative posters made by Whale Shark Mexico were presented along with a presentation by Dení Ramírez to over 400 people.
The enthusiastic crowd, which including both children and adults, asked many questions and were glad to know that research and conservation of whale sharks is happening in their own backyard. The exhibition has been in different places in La Paz City.
In 2008, during the 2th Whale Shark International Conference – where representatives from over 40 countries- agreed that august 30 is the International Whale Shark day. This day should be dedicated to celebrating whale sharks, promoting their conservation, and educating the public about them.
In 2001 Whale Shark México throw to Conciencia México celebrated the whale shark international day involving school from La Paz city (400 children); the main was the construction of a 10 m whale shark sculpture make by recycled material. The event was celebrated on the esplanade of the Conchalito mangrove, with the main to educated about the relation that exist between the mangrove and the whale shark.
The sculpture was possible for the wit of civil engineer Felipe Morales who design the geodesic sculpture, and the art of Rodrigo Rocha who design the scale model.
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2010
The first international day of the whale shark in Baja California Sur was celebrated in the beautiful aquatic park “El Coromuel” on the north side of La Paz.
During this event, the first viewing screen on whale shark biology and the code of conduct for watching whale sharks in the Bay of La Paz was inaugurated. For fun, a 20-meter-long whale shark figure was formed with the help of 123 volunteers.
The live “human sculpture” was photographed from the air by Carlos Aguilera. This helped with our goal of informing and promoting conservation of our whale
sharks.
The event was coordinated by the educational youth organization, ConCIENCIA Mexico through the project WHALE SHARK MEXICO
