The Wider Image: Sharks, tourists jostle for space around Thai

Paphassawan Sunthornkel, 33, and Nuch Natwarachawisut, 29, members of the Maya Shark Watch Project team, check the water temperature in Maya Bay at the Phi Phi Island National Park, on Phi Phi Leh Island, Krabi province, Thailand, February 24, 2023. The Maya Shark Watch Project use underwater cameras and drones to count sharks and observe their behaviour, feeding areas, and breeding patterns. In the year between November 2021, when they initiated a pilot study, and the end of 2022, they noticed a decrease in the number of sharks as tourists gradually returned to Maya Bay. REUTERS/Jorge Silva