Menikmati Pesona Hiu Paus di Bone Bolango, Gorontalo

Menikmati keindahan konservasi Hiu Paus di Desa Botubarani, Gorontalo, Sulawesi Utara. (Foto: Dok. Medcom.id/Raka Lestari)

Jakarta: Menyebut kata pertama "hiu" tentu saja nyali rasanya ciut. Namun di sinilah letak kesalahpahaman orang tentang salah satu ikan besar bernama Hiu Paus.

Memiliki nama latin Rhincodon typus atau yang dalam Bahasa Inggris disebut Whale Shark ini ternyata salah satu ikan yang ramah karena ikan ini adalah hiu pemakan plankton yang merupakan spesies ikan terbesar. 

Cucut ikan ini mendapatkan namanya whale shark karena ukuran tubuhnya yang besar dan kebiasaan makannya dengan menyaring air laut menyerupai kebanyakan jenis paus.

Dan untuk bisa menikmatinya tak perlu jauh-jauh ke luar negeri, karena di Indonesia Anda pun bisa melihat pesona keindahan ikan yang dipercaya dapat hidup hingga berusia 70 tahun ini.

Terletak tak jauh dari pusat kota Gorontalo, sekitar 40 menit saja Anda bisa menemukan salah satu tempat wisata yang mungkin jarang ditemukan di tempat lain yaitu bjek wisata Hiu Paus. 

Objek wisata tersebut tepatnya berada di Desa Botubarani, Kabupaten Bone Bolango, Gorontalo. Sebuah tiang yang bertuliskan Objek Wisata Hiu Paus menjadi penanda untuk memasuki kawasan tersebut. Di sini Anda bisa melihat hiu paus dan memberinya makan secara langsung.

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(Terletak tak jauh dari pusat kota Gorontalo, sekitar 40 menit saja Anda bisa menemukan salah satu tempat wisata yang mungkin jarang ditemukan di tempat lain yaitu bjek wisata Hiu Paus. Foto: Dok. Medcom.id/Raka Lestari)

Awal Mula Keberadaan Hiu Paus di Gorontalo

"Awal mula ada seperti ini sejak tahun 2016. Jadi dulunya ada pabrik pengolahan ikan dan kemudian limbahnya dibuang ke laut. Nahm ketika dibuang ke laut maka lautnya pun menjadi subur sehingga banyak plankton dan ikan-ikan kecil kemudian barulah banyak hiu paus yang datang ke sini," tutur Fahmi Isnan, Staff Dinas Pariwisata Gorontalo ketika ditemui tim Medcom.id.

Ia juga menambahkan bahkan pada tahun 2016 jumlah hiu paus yang datang ke perairan laut di Desa Botubarani pernah mencapai 14 ekor. "Bahkan pernah ada yang panjangnya mencapai 9 meter dan lebar mulutnya sampai 2 meter," katanya. 

Hiu yang mengembara di samudra tropis dan lautan yang beriklim hangat ini juga unik karena memiliki ukuran mulut yang sangat lebar yaitu sekitar 85 cm. Dengan panjang tiga sampai lima meter, atau bahkan tujuh meter tubuh mereka dipenuhi dengan bintik-bintik putih yang memang merupakan salah satu ciri khas hiu paus.

(Di obyek wisata hiu paus ini disediakan alat untuk snorkeling dan diving bagi Anda yang ingin berinteraksi langsung dengan ikan hiu paus. Foto: Dok. Medcom.id/Raka Lestari)

Kenal Lebih Dekat Hiu Paus

Di obyek wisata hiu paus ini disediakan alat untuk snorkeling dan diving bagi Anda pecinta air. Namun jika Anda tidak mau terkena air tetapi ingin melihat dan memberi makan hiu paus secara langsung, bisa memilih untuk menaiki perahu kayu yang juga tersedia di sana. Dengan membayar tiket masuk sebesar Rp25 ribu, Anda bisa langsung menyaksikan kemunculan hiu paus dengan jarak hanya 5-10 meter dari bibir pantai.

Bagi Anda yang ingin mencoba untuk snorkeling, bisa membayar alat snorkeling seharga 250 ribu sedangkan untuk menyewa peralatan diving lengkap cukup merogoh kocek sebesar Rp450 ribu.

Menurut Pak Rismo, salah seorang nelayan di area konservasi Hiu Paus Desa Botubarani, pengunjung obyek wisata hiu paus paling ramai pada bulan Juni dan saat liburan sekolah. Untuk obyek wisata hiu paus sendiri, sudah dibuka sejak pukul sembilan pagi sampai pukul setengah enam sore waktu setempat.

Namun Fahmi memberikan saran ketika berenang bersama hiu paus sebaiknya perlu mewaspadai ekornya karena berbahaya. Dan sebaiknya ketika mau berfoto dengan hiu paus tidak menggunakan blitz atau lampu kilat.

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Stunning photos capture rare bioluminescent plankton caused by hot weather

Stunning photos have captured the outbreak of a rare and beautiful phenomenon caused by the recent hot weather.

The hottest summer we’ve had for decades has caused a surge in bioluminescent plankton, causing glowing seas around the British coast.

Tim Bow captured the fantastic sight at Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot, Wales.

The hottest summer for decades has caused this outbreak of bioluminescent plankton in Port Talbot, Wales (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

The blue plankton can be seen swarming in the seas near south Wales (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

These stunning photos have captured the rare outbreak of plankton (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

He said: ‘Bioluminescent plankton is randomly popping up at different locations around Wales.

‘It’s been spotted at different locations along the South Wales coast in the past week although it’s slightly unpredictable.

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‘It’s believed that the increased sightings are from the high temperatures we have had over the past few weeks warming the waters around the UK.’

The light occurs because of a complex chemical reaction known as bioluminescence.

Warm water causes outbreaks such as this (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

Sea creatures used light as a defence against predators (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

Tim Bow captured the stunning images, which left him stunned (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

Organisms such as jellyfish, squid and fireflies generally use the production of light as a defence against predators.

But it wasn’t the first time such a beautiful sight was captured off the Welsh coast.

Earlier this month another outbreak of bioluminescent plankton was captured swarming in the Irish Sea in Anglesey.

The seas were glowing around Port Talbot (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

People descended on the coast to get a glimpse of the rare sight (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

The plankton has been spotted all along the south coast recently (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

It took photographer Paul Joinson, 46, around 18 seconds to capture the photograph in Penmon which appears to show the plankton jumping out of the water in about 22C heat.

Paul, from Rhos-on-Sea, Wales said: ‘I can only describe it like something from Avatar.

‘I have never seen anything like it in my life.

It is believed the hot summer we’ve had has lead to the stunning outbreak (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

The light occurs because of a complex chemical reaction known as bioluminescence (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

‘It is really rare, after I posted the picture around two hundred people went to visit two weeks after and still no one has seen it.

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‘The light only covered around 30 ft of the sea. ‘And when you would hold the water in your hand you would see the little plankton particles sliding off.

‘It was really cool especially with the clouds at the back.’

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Stunning photos capture rare bioluminescent plankton caused by hot weather

Stunning photos have captured the outbreak of a rare and beautiful phenomenon caused by the recent hot weather.

The hottest summer we’ve had for decades has caused a surge in bioluminescent plankton, causing glowing seas around the British coast.

Tim Bow captured the fantastic sight at Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot, Wales.

The hottest summer for decades has caused this outbreak of bioluminescent plankton in Port Talbot, Wales (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

The blue plankton can be seen swarming in the seas near south Wales (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

These stunning photos have captured the rare outbreak of plankton (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

He said: ‘Bioluminescent plankton is randomly popping up at different locations around Wales.

‘It’s been spotted at different locations along the South Wales coast in the past week although it’s slightly unpredictable.

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‘It’s believed that the increased sightings are from the high temperatures we have had over the past few weeks warming the waters around the UK.’

The light occurs because of a complex chemical reaction known as bioluminescence.

Warm water causes outbreaks such as this (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

Sea creatures used light as a defence against predators (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

Tim Bow captured the stunning images, which left him stunned (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

Organisms such as jellyfish, squid and fireflies generally use the production of light as a defence against predators.

But it wasn’t the first time such a beautiful sight was captured off the Welsh coast.

Earlier this month another outbreak of bioluminescent plankton was captured swarming in the Irish Sea in Anglesey.

The seas were glowing around Port Talbot (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

People descended on the coast to get a glimpse of the rare sight (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

The plankton has been spotted all along the south coast recently (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

It took photographer Paul Joinson, 46, around 18 seconds to capture the photograph in Penmon which appears to show the plankton jumping out of the water in about 22C heat.

Paul, from Rhos-on-Sea, Wales said: ‘I can only describe it like something from Avatar.

‘I have never seen anything like it in my life.

It is believed the hot summer we’ve had has lead to the stunning outbreak (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

The light occurs because of a complex chemical reaction known as bioluminescence (Picture: Apex News and Pictures)

‘It is really rare, after I posted the picture around two hundred people went to visit two weeks after and still no one has seen it.

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‘The light only covered around 30 ft of the sea. ‘And when you would hold the water in your hand you would see the little plankton particles sliding off.

‘It was really cool especially with the clouds at the back.’

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Heatwave is leaving Britain's seas glowing: Hottest summer for decades creates a rare and beautiful phenomenon in ...

Heatwave is leaving Britain's seas glowing: Hottest summer for decades creates a rare and beautiful phenomenon in the UK

• Bioluminescent plankton were spotted off the coast of Port Talbot, Wales 
• Images show the sea glowing blue as millions of plankton lit up like fireflies 
• Recent surge in bioluminescent plankton believed to be caused by heatwave

By Stephanie Linning For Mailonline

Published: 11:25 BST, 23 July 2018 | Updated: 11:46 BST, 23 July 2018

A photographer snapped these stunning images of the sea glowing blue as millions of plankton lit up like fireflies.

Photographer Tim Bow captured the rare natural phenomenon off the coast of Port Talbot, Wales, last week, amidst a spike in the sightings of bioluminescent plankton. 

Scientists believe the phenomenon is the result of plankton being disturbed, causing them to emit light though a complex chemical reaction.

Dazzling: The sea off Port Talbot, Wales, glows blue with the light of bioluminescent fireflies

Supernatural: The plankton emit a blue glow that creates eerie designs in the water

It is thought the recent surge in sightings of bioluminescent plankton has been caused by the heatwave.

Photographer Tim Bow snapped these breathtaking images on Friday night. 

He said: 'Bioluminescent plankton is randomly popping up at different locations around Wales.

Stunning: Residents admire the stunning cobalt blue glow of the plankton in Port Talbot

Disturbed: It is believed the heatwave has caused a spike in the number of sightings

Brilliant: The stunning blue glow lit up the waters of Port Talbot, pictured

'It's been spotted at different locations along the South Wales coast in the past week although it's slightly unpredictable.

'It's believed that the increased sightings are from the high temperatures we have had over the past few weeks warming the waters around the UK.'

Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism.

It occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi and microorganisms such as phytoplankton.

Natural phenomenon: Bioluminescence is the emission of light by a living organism

Shimmering seas: Millions of bioluminescent plankton glowed blue under the night sky

What is bioluminescence?  

Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism.

It occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi and microorganisms such as phytoplankton.

The word comes from the Greek 'bios' for living and the Latin 'lumen' for light.

Bioluminescence is a type of light energy produced by a chemical reaction.

Different types of animals use bioluminescence in different ways.

Deep sea squid use it for counter illumination camouflage so they match their environmental light, but Anglefish use it to lure prey with a light-up dangling appendage from their head that draws in smaller fish, which they can eat.

Fireflies use bioluminescence to attract mates by flashing their abdomens, while their larvae use it to repel predators.

Millipedes also glow to put predators off of eating them.

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Stunning pictures capture glowing plankton at Aberavon Beach

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Enough plankton, and you sir, have a whale

It has been a couple of weeks of belief and varying degrees of success.

From the rescue of the incredibly brave football team in those very dark caves in Thailand to England getting to a semi-final in the World Cup and an unlikely South African hero called Kevin Anderson, who with his dodgy knees beat Roger Federer, the greatest of all time, to make a Wimbledon Final.
Watching all these news stories, I noticed something a little strange. Take the cave story in Thailand. The reporters would ask the divers and dive experts massive questions. “Would the children in the cave live? How is this all going to end?” In other words, what would the outcome be? What will happen in the future?

The divers would always respond to the reporters’ big questions with small answers. “We just have to focus on replenishing the air bottles and continue to follow our plans.” In other words, we are just going to focus on right now.

Harry Kane was repeatedly asked if England would win the World Cup. “Is it coming home?” His answer was always about focusing on what they had to do right now. The small details they have to get right, right now. Their success was based on being granular. It helped them focus on what they could control and deal with the expectations of a nation.

A giant tomorrow

Kevin Anderson, in his post-match interview after beating Roger Federer in the Wimbledon quarter final, said that in the fourth set of their marathon-long five-set match, he started to think about winning. Of what might be. He admitted he had to quickly banish those thoughts and just focus on the next point. He had to focus on ‘right now’.

Success and the future is something everybody speaks about a lot. Doing and the present is always done by the very few. It would seem success in our minds is made of a giant tomorrow.

It is filled with massive ambition and massive results. However, in reality, success seems to happen when you focus on the smallest actions and get them right. And that happens when you’re able to focus on the present.

And that happens when you believe in your own ability or what you’re doing.

So, although belief in our business is slightly unfashionable these days, it would seem success of any kind is literally impossible without it.

Why belief is unfashionable

Belief has become unfashionable because way too many posters have been put up with snappy slogans on agency walls. This is just window dressing that doesn’t help anybody. It is the easy alternative to creating an agency where you believe you can do something special. And doing something special normally begins with being in a place that makes you believe you can. So, that is the first part.

The second part for creatives is about craft. It is about doing the small things that often don’t seem important, correctly. It is about focusing on right now, rather than on the outcome. Large belief meets tiny, seemingly unimportant actions, and bingo.

These days, the world is often about speed and output. We all just want the outcome rather than looking at the tiny unglamorous steps to get there. This week was a great reminder that if you want to do something properly, there are no shortcuts. You have to have the right ingredients. You have to have belief. You have to be prepared to graft.

A grandiose vision is the easy part. Everybody has them. In fact, these days, many mistake the vision for the finished article. It is a big mistake that makes a huge amount of work look the same. I wonder how long it will be before anybody notices?

The truth is, for a creative, creating Moby Dick often begins with the tedious, yet essential task, of finding enough plankton right now and having the slightly strange belief that a majestic whale will eventually occur.

However, the world always wants the whale to happen right now.

But whales don’t happen that way.

“Man is what he believes.” – Anton Chekov

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Lecturer to discuss 'power of plankton' in Valpo

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Inilah 5 Fakta Tersembunyi Chum Bucket, Restoran dan Markas dari Plankton dalam Mencuri Resep Krabby Patty

Dalam serial SpongeBob Squarepants, Krabby Patty dikenal sebagai makanan terlezat se-Bikini Bottom. Makanan ini hanya bisa ditemui di restoran milik Mr. Krabs, Krusty Krab. Saking enaknya rasa Krabby Patty, membuat Plankton yang notabene adalah musuh dari Mr Krab sangat iri. Bahkan ia terus berusaha mencuri resep makanan yang bentuknya mirip humberger tersebut.

Demi menyaingi kepopuleran Krusty Krab, Plankton pun membuka sebuah restoran yang diberi nama Chum Bucket. Nama restoran ini adalah plesetan “Chum bucket”, yang merupakan wadah dari materi hewani atau nabati, seperti kepala ikan dicincang dan jagung, biasanya dibuang di permukaan air untuk menarik ikan untuk ditangkap.

Nah apalagi fakta Chum Bucket yang belum banyak diketahui oleh penonton setia serial SpongeBob Squarepants?

Letak Chum Bucket

Sebagai dua restoran yang saling bersaing, Chum Bucket berdiri tepat di depan restoran Krusty Krab. Sayangnya, Krusty Krab jauh lebih populer dan sukses dibandingkan dengan Chum Bucket milik Plankton. Chum Bucket merupakan bagian dari “Sheldon Plankton Enterprises, sebuah divisi dari No Fun Incorporated.”

Gagalnya bisnis Chum Bucket bukan karena makanan enak yang terdapat di Krusty Krub, tapi juga hasil dari makanan yang mengerikan dan berpotensi beracun yang disajikan di restoran Chum Bucket.

Produk Makanan

Fakta Chum Bucket selanjutnya adalah tentang produk yang dihasilkan. Ya, meski dikenal sebagai restoran yang gak laku, tapi Chum Bucket banyak menghasilkan produk-produk makanan. Uniknya, semua produk makanan yang disajikan berawalan kata “Chum”.

Produk makanan pertama yang ditawarkan oleh Chum Bucket adalah Chum Burger. Produk ini diciptakan oleh Plankton saat berseteru dengan Mr. Krabs. Pelanggan pertama yang mencicipinya adalah teman sekelas Plankton, Johnny.

Selain Chum Burger, ada juga produk makanan lain seperti Chum Fries, Chum Shake, Chumstick, Chumbalaya, Chum Chilli, Chum Pie, dan Chum Joes.

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Incredible Bioluminescent Sea Sparkles Cause a Glowing Shore in Wales

No, your eyes are not deceiving you. The glowing sea isn't the result of Photoshop, but some of nature's smallest organisms. Captured off the coast of North Wales by photographer Kris Williams, the phenomenon is caused by bioluminescent plankton. Though typically found in the warm waters of the Caribbean or Southeast Asia, the glow is a defense mechanism that Williams first spotted at Penmon Point beach on the island Anglesey a few weeks ago.

Bioluminescence is when living organisms produce and emit light. It's used by both marine and terrestrial vertebrates and invertebrates for a variety of purposes—camouflage, mimicry, communication, and defense. In the case of Noctiluca scintillans or sea sparkle, the glow is a defense for the plankton, who make their predators more vulnerable to larger predators due to the light. The bioluminescence is evident when the water is disturbed by waves—or photographers trying to get a good shot.

“I've been fortunate enough to witness the bioluminescence on the Welsh coast many times over the past five years, both in North and South Wales,” Williams shares. “You can scoop the water up in your hands and see the plankton covering your fingers like tiny stars, or swim in the water and watch as the waves light up where you swim through them. It really is something magical to see and experience!”

Aside from incredible still photographs—which are available for purchase by contacting the photographer—Williams also recorded live video of the natural phenomenon over the course of two nights. In the footage, it's amazing to see how the natural light show dances along the water.

Watch this incredible video footage of bioluminescent plankton off the coast of Wales.

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Incredible Bioluminescent Sea Sparkles Cause a Glowing Shore in Wales

No, your eyes are not deceiving you. The glowing sea isn't the result of Photoshop, but some of nature's smallest organisms. Captured off the coast of North Wales by photographer Kris Williams, the phenomenon is caused by bioluminescent plankton. Though typically found in the warm waters of the Caribbean or Southeast Asia, the glow is a defense mechanism that Williams first spotted at Penmon Point beach on the island Anglesey a few weeks ago.

Bioluminescence is when living organisms produce and emit light. It's used by both marine and terrestrial vertebrates and invertebrates for a variety of purposes—camouflage, mimicry, communication, and defense. In the case of Noctiluca scintillans or sea sparkle, the glow is a defense for the plankton, who make their predators more vulnerable to larger predators due to the light. The bioluminescence is evident when the water is disturbed by waves—or photographers trying to get a good shot.

“I've been fortunate enough to witness the bioluminescence on the Welsh coast many times over the past five years, both in North and South Wales,” Williams shares. “You can scoop the water up in your hands and see the plankton covering your fingers like tiny stars, or swim in the water and watch as the waves light up where you swim through them. It really is something magical to see and experience!”

Aside from incredible still photographs—which are available for purchase by contacting the photographer—Williams also recorded live video of the natural phenomenon over the course of two nights. In the footage, it's amazing to see how the natural light show dances along the water.

Watch this incredible video footage of bioluminescent plankton off the coast of Wales.

Kris Williams: Flickr | Facebook | Twitter 
h/t: [IFLScience!]

All images via Kris Williams.

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