Calling All Divers - Travel to Belize to Catch the Whale Shark Season in Belize

There is still availability in Belize to catch the Whale Shark Season running through June.

Whale sharks visit the Gladden Spit area during the full moon period of March (if the full moon falls towards the end of the month), April, May and June to feed on the spawn of the aggregating snappers. This area of deep lying reef was declared a marine park in 2000, and is regulated by the Department of Fisheries and managed by Friends of Nature.

There are strict regulations in the whale shark area that all operators have to adhere to. The whale shark dives are blue water dives for experienced divers only and all divers are required to do a dive on the barrier reef with Hamanasi prior to venturing out to the whale shark area. A minimum number of 8 divers is required to go out to Gladden Spit, and the legal maximum number of divers for these trips is 12 divers per boat.

Whale sharks are usually spotted a day or two before the full moon and up to 8 or 9 days after the full moon. There is a regulated system for all operators offering tours to Gladden Spit, allocating specific time slots inside the whale shark zone to each operator. A maximum of 4 boats are allowed in the whale shark zone during each time slot of 1½ hours.

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