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Other Whale Shark Publications, Reports and Presentation

  • Aca, E. and Schmidt J. (2011) Revised size limit for viability in the wild: Neonatal and young of the year whale sharks identified in the Philippines. Asia Life Sciences 20(2), 361-367.
  • Galag, J. and Laurel R. (2009) Phytoplankton Abundance, Composition and Distribution in Donsol, Sorsogon. Undergraduate Thesis Partido State University.
  • Pine, R. (2007) DONSOL: Whale Shark Tourism and Coastal Resource Management. A Case Study on the Philippines. WWF-Philippines publication.
  • Quiros, A., Campo, L.F., van Bochove, J., Harding, S. and Raines, P. (2007) Whale Shark Photo-Identification Project, Sogod Bay, Philippines (March 29-April 5, 2007).
  • Quiros, A. (2007). Tourist compliance to a Code of Conduct and the resulting effects on whale shark (Rhincodon typus) behavior in Donsol, Philippines. Fisheries Research, 84, 102-108.
  • Pine, R., Alava, M.N.R. and Yaptinchay, A.A. (2007) Challenges and lessons learned in setting-up a community-based whale shark ecotourism program: The case in Donsol, Philippines. In: T.R. Irvine and J.K. Keesing. (Eds). 2007. The First International Whale Shark Conference: Promoting International Collaboration in Whale Shark Conservation, Science and Management Conference Overview, Abstracts and Supplementary Proceedings. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia. Pp. 36-44.
  • O’Farrell, S., Smith, I., Woodward, M. and Raines, P. (2006) Whale Shark Photo-Identification Project, Sogod Bay, Philippines (March 24-30, 2006).
  • Quiros, A., (2005) Whale Shark Eco-tourism in the Philippines and Belize: Evaluating Conservation and Community Benefits. Tropical Resources Bulletin. Yale University, New Haven.
  • Alava, M.N.R. (2005) National Biodiversity Indicator Profile for Endangered Sharks & Shark-like Species in the Philippines: A Case Study on Whale Shark. DA-NFRDI/ DENR-PAWB/UNEP-WCMC-RIVM Biodiversity Indicators for National Use: Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Component. (unpublished).
  • Zantua, J.C. (2004) Survey of Zooplankton in Donsol, Sorsogon (August to November 2003) with Notes on Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Sightings. Undergraduate Thesis Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.
  • Alava, M.N.R., and Jayme K.L. (2002) Multi-stakeholder approaches for sustainability and model building: challenges in community based certification in Negros versus the BFAR ban on whale sharks and manta rays. WWF-Philippines Internal paper. [Note: Paper presented and distributed at 1st WWF- Philippines General Assembly, Villa Escudero, Laguna, Philippines, 9-10 Jul 2002.
  • Alava, M.N.R. (2002) Conservation and management of whale sharks in the Philippines (a) and Conservation and management of elasmobranchs in the Philippines (b). (Abstracts). Shark Conference 2002. WildAid – National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 12-17 May 2002.
  • Alava, M.N.R. (2002) “Elasmobranchs” and “Whale Sharks”. pp. 52-53. In P.S. Ong, L.E. Afuang, and R.G. Rosell-Ambal (eds). (2002). Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Priorities: A Second Iteration of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. DENR – PAWB/CI-Philippines/BCP/UP-CIDS/FPE, Quezon City, Philippines. 111pp.
  • Eckert, S., Dolar L., Kooyman G., Perrin W. and Rahman, R.A. (2002). Movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in South-east Asian waters as determined by satellite telemetry. J.Zool., Lond. 257, 111-115.
  • Alava, M.N.R. and Yaptinchay A.A. (2000) Whale sharks in the Philippines. Shark Conference 2000. Honolulu, HI, USA. 21-24 Feb 2000.
  • Yaptinchay, A. A. and Alava M.N.R. (2000) Philippines community-based whale shark conservation and ecotourism development (Abstract). Proceedings of the 16th AES Annual Meeting, La Paz, B.C.S., México.
  • Yaptinchay, A.A., (1999) Marine wildlife conservation and community-based ecotourism. In: Proceedings of Conference-Workshop on Ecotourism, Conservation and Community Development, November 7–12. VSO Publication, Tagbilaran City, pp. 90–99.
  • Yaptinchay, A.A., Uy R., and Alava, M.N.R. (1998) Catch and effort data of whale sharks in the Philippines (Abstract). Paper presented during the 14th AES Annual Meeting, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 16-22 Jul 1998.
  • Alava, M.N.R., Yaptinchay, A.A., Trono R. and Dolumbal, E.R.Z. (1998) Conservation of whale sharks in the Philippines. Biota Filipina 4(2).
  • Yaptinchay, A. A. (1998) Closure of Philippines whale shark Fishery. Shark News 11: 11.
  • Alava, M.N.R., Dolumbal, E.R.Z., Yaptinchay, A.A., and Trono, R.B. (1997) Fishery and trade of whale sharks and manta rays in the Bohol Sea, Philippines. Pp.132-148. In S.L. Fowler, T.M. Reed and F.A. Dipper (eds). 2002. Elasmobranch Biodiversity, Conservation and Management: Proceedings of the International Seminar and Workshop on Sharks and Ray Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, Sabah, Malaysia, Jul 1997. IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Xv +258 pp.
  • Alava, M.N.R., Yaptinchay, A.A., Acogido, G., Dolar, M.L.L., Wood, C.J. and Leatherwood, S. (1997) Fishery and trade of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in the Philippines (Abstract). Proceedings of the 13th American Elasmobranch Society (AES) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA, 26 Jun – 2 Jul 1997.
  • Trono, R. (1996). Philippine whale shark and manta ray Fisheries. Shark News 7: 13.