Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia Aquarium says the largest whale shark observed was 61.7 feet long.

Cold War bomb dating reveals Whale sharks may live up to a century, Cold War bomb dating reveals Free-Diving Family Saves Whale Shark Stuck in a Fishing Net Free-Diving Family Saves Whale Shark ...

There have been accounts of whale sharks measuring in at over 20 metres in length – though some scientists question the accuracy of these reports given the limited information on how the measurements ...

The global whale shark population may number in the hundreds ... then transmit stored information to a satellite; scientists use the data to recreate the shark’s movements.

Largest Shark: The whale shark (Rhincodon typus ... the tag and record the date and the place of capture. Note any other information you can obtain, such as weight, measurements, and sex.

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Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways ...

Alongside this, the information collected is helping to monitor the impacts of ecotourism on whale sharks in this area, an industry that generated almost US$ 2.6 billion alone in Cenderawasih Bay ...

There are more viviparous shark species - which bear live young - than sharks that lay eggs. But throughout Earth's oceans, viviparity occurs in a variety of forms. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are ...

2010. Whale shark tourism at Ningaloo Marine Park: A longitudinal study of wildlife tourism. Tourism Management 31: 386–394. Calamia, M.A. 1999. A methodology for incorporating traditional ecological ...