Cancun to Host Whale Shark Festival in Isla Mujeres

Marine biologists from around the world will present their research at the Third Annual Whale Shark Festival in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, this July. The scientists -- who hail from the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, the Center for Shark Research/Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida, the nonprofit Ecocean and Mexico's Project Domino -- will discuss marine conservation and whale shark preservation during an Academic Conference to be held concurrently with the Whale Shark Festival July 16-18, 2010, in Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The Academic Conference will be held July 17, 2010, at City Hall, Isla Mujeres. Admission is free. Members of the scientific community as well as the general public are welcome. For a complete listing of 2010 Whale Shark Festival activities and more information, visit www.whalesharkfest.com . For more information on Cancun, visit www.cancun.travel.

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