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Bali Diving Academy is proud to announce facilitation of a second successful Mola Mola tagging expedition in Nusa Penida / Nusa Lembongan.

On October 9th and 11th 2009, two ocean sunfish, Mola mola, were tagged below their top fin with gray satellite tags. These tags will track the animals’ movements for six months, automatically release in April 2009, float to the surface and send their data to satellites leaving behind a short black tube in the mola
Mola Mola Tag

IF YOU OR YOUR DIVERS SPOT A TAGGED MOLA OR A MOLA WITH A NARROW BLACK TUBE, PLEASE TELL YOUR DIVE GUIDE IMMEDIATELY AND NOTE IF TAG OR TUBE IS ON RIGHT or LEFT SIDE OF ANIMAL.

We ask all dive guides to report collected sightings to Made Iwan Dewantama at Conservation International Indonesia. Also if you find a TAG floating in the water, PLEASE RETRIEVE it and contact: Made Iwan Dewantama (idewantama@conservation.org).

This research is sponsored by The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and Conservation International Indonesia and is part of a larger project to understand and protect the amazing marine diversity of Nusa Penida. For more information on conservation initiatives in Nusa Penida, please contact Made Iwan Dewantama. For more information specifically on Mola mola, please visit www.oceansunfish.org


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