Weighing up to several tons, whale sharks are also notable for their markings. Each pattern of spots is unique and scientists identify individual fish using computer programs first developed to study ...

At J-Mar Sportfishing, shark sightings are fairly common. When you’re out on the water at the Hudson Canyon off the New Jersey coast, that happens. It is not common for a whale shark to intentionally ...

A new study has identified a crucial habitat for whale sharks, the largest fish on Earth, that is also unfortunately under threat from human activity. Research published in the journal Frontiers in ...

On a March morning in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state’s capital in southern India, a group of fishers were ...

The majority of whale sharks in a global tourism hotspot suffer from human-inflicted scarring, new research has revealed. Between 2010 and 2023, a team of international scientists studied whale sharks ...

By deploying foundational field-monitoring technology and real- time communication tools, the Tech4Nature project aims to ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Whale shark scientist reporting for duty. Credit: Jisu Sheen photo Inventive typography. Leon Noel ...

For much of the north Andhra Pradesh and Visakhapatnam coast, whale sharks have been known more for their tragic strandings than living sightings. In recent yea ...

A group of recreational divers were off the coast of Coffs Harbour, in New South Whales, Australia when they spotted a school of sharks feeding on the carcass of a dead sperm whale. Tap to view if on ...

They are the largest fish in the world but the impact of this majestic and charismatic animal on the economy of the island nation of the Maldives was largely unknown. A new study by scientists of the ...