Report an Encounter

Please use the online form below to record the details of your encounter with a particular giant sea bass. If you have additional images of other giant sea bass from the same dive, please submit them via a separate Encounter Report. Be as accurate and specific as possible.

Please note that by submitting data and images, you are granting unlimited usage of these materials for research and conservation purposes only. Watermarks are acceptable.

* Note: The fields labelled in Red are required.

Left side. Image credit: Katie Davis.

Right side. Image credit: Merry Passage & Phil Garner.

Photos or video

Add your photos and/or videos below. To see what images are most useful see the photography guide. Images should be no larger than 1600px in height or width.

Drag one or more image/video files (jpg, png, bmp or mp4 only) here at once,
or
Click here to select files to upload.

Please select all your images at once. Subsequent selections will cancel the previous one.

Date of the encounter

Encounter date *

Use the datepicker or manually enter in the above format.
You may exclude time if you don't know.

Examples:

2014-01-05 12:30
2014-03-23
2013-12
2010

Encounter location

Where was your sighting?*

Also, please select the site from the drop-down list, if applicable (helps us organize sightings)

If you are able to indicate a more precise location, please also mark the encounter location on the map OR enter GPS coordinates in the boxes below.

GPS Latitude

GPS Longitude

GPS coordinates should be entered in decimal degrees format. Do you have GPS coordinates in a different format (such as degrees-minutes-seconds)? Click here to find a converter.

Sea floor depth at site (ft)

Click here for a converter from meters to feet.

About You

Your contact information

Name *

Email *

About the photographer

(if you didn't take these pictures)

Name

Comments

Additional comments (for example, what was the maximum number of Giant Sea Bass within sight during this encounter)

Do You Have Advanced Information? Click here to expand.

About the animal

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Observed behavior:

Example keywords: eating, courting, aggregation, spawning, sonic boom. Multiple behaviors can be selected.

Scars, injuries, or tags

Example keywords: body scar left, right or facial; tail damage, pectoral fin damage right or left, lip scar/fishing gear, tag. Separate multiple keywords or phrases with a comma and space.

Life stage is:

Measurements

Type	Size	Units	Sampling Protocol
Total Length		Inches
Precaudal Length		Inches

Other email addresses to inform of resightings and status*

Note: Multiple email addresses can be entered in email fields, using commas as separators

Species

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