It's a special experience if you can see whale sharks directly, even swimming near this biggest fish.
With a body size that can reach 10 meters and weigh 10 tons, the whale shark is classified as a docile animal.

But according to experts, there are procedures for interacting with whale sharks for your safety and also the survival of the fish itself.

The first, keep a minimum distance of 3 meters from all parts of the whale shark's body
Then, keep a minimum distance of 5 meters from the whale's tail, because if exposed to the tail flicker can be fatal.
Besides, you should not touch the body of a whale shark, except for research purposes. This action should not be done because the body of the whale shark is wrapped in mucus which serves as a protection from infection.

And what is also important to remember, remove waste, especially plastic waste in the sea, because whale sharks eat by sucking, so any objects that are on the surface of the water come swallowed by it.
To be able to see and even swim near the whale shark, you can come to the waters of kaimana, west papua, especially in the bicari bay and triton bay in october of the year running until march the following year.

In this place, there are at least 29 whale sharks. This rare and endangered fish often rises to the surface of the sea around the fishermen's charts in search of food.