Pure chaos': how whale shark tourism in Maldives is out of control and puts the magnificent creatures' lives at risk

Whale shark tourism in the Maldives is out of control and more of the magnificent creatures are getting injured as a result. Greater enforcement is needed, as Mexico has shown.
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Swimmers move urgently through the warm, clear, turquoise waters. These are tourists on a mission – to photograph a whale shark, the world’s biggest fish. Surrounding the animal, they dive on top of one another, kicking each other’s fins.

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