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Oceanic whitetip shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

1 destinations in the reference mention this species. Listed alphabetically — confidence is shown as metadata and never used to rank.

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Brothers, Daedalus and ElphinstoneSouthern Red Sea, Egypt

Jun-Nov at Elphinstone and Daedalus. Critically endangered globally. Unbaited, and notably curious rather than shy, which is why encounters happen in the blue rather than on the reef.

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Sources disagree on whether this is a closure or just bad weather. Some operators list the itinerary as running year-round; others describe winter wind limiting access to the offshore sites, and the Egyptian marine park has historically restricted Brothers and Daedalus in the winter months. Encoded 'limited' for Dec-Feb rather than 'closed' because the evidence does not support a hard closure. See OQ-29. Note the tension in the two arrays: the best shark months (Jun-Nov) are not the best condition months (Mar-May, Sep-Nov). Low operating

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