Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...

One of the whale sharks captured on film by the researchers. The shark is swimming alongside a snorkeler in Cendrawasih Bay. © M.V. Erdmann The world’s largest ...

The majority of whale sharks in a marine tourism hotspot off Indonesia have human-caused scars, according to a new study. Photo from NOAA, UnSplash The majority of whale sharks in a global tourism ...

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One guide with the tour company said she had 'never seen a great white shark before in the wild' in her 30 years on the job Freeport Whale & Seabird Tours/Facebook A whale watching tour in Nova Scotia ...

Whale sharks in Indonesia are suffering widespread injuries, with a majority scarred by human activity. Researchers found bagans and boats to be the biggest threats, especially as shark tourism grows.

Whale sharks, the largest living fish species, are classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Over the past 75 years, populations have declined by more than 50% worldwide, ...

Whale sharks are the gentle giants of the seas, but even they are not spared from harm at the hands of humans: nearly 77% of the whale sharks studied in a world-renowned marine tourism area off the ...

Rescuers freed a humpback whale tethered to the seafloor by fishing rope during a “difficult” operation complicated by circling orcas. Photo from the NSRI Rescuers fought to save an entangled humpback ...

Great white sharks have some competition. Another shark species was spotted attacking seals off Massachusetts for the first time, according to local shark researchers. Dusky sharks were seen preying ...