VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-18
“This area is like home for the whale sharks,”
Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Herwata Putra describes tagging data showing whale sharks remain in and around Saleh Bay.
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