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The potential for expansion of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) tourism in St. Helena: stakeholder engagement and willingness to pay

Journal of Ecotourism, 2021
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) tourism is increasingly popular wherever the species occur, including a fledgling industry on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena.
J. Drew, Kenickie Andrews, Ness Smith
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Djibouti – a kindergarten for whale sharks?

The 4th International Whale Shark Conference, 2016
Background An aggregation of juvenile whale sharks were first reported off Arta, Djibouti, in 2003 and formally investigated in 2006. Standardised monitoring started in 2009 to establish the demographics of this aggregation and how it relates to the broader Red Sea and Indian Ocean whale shark population.
Daniel Jouannet, David Rowat, Bruno Pardigon, Michel Vely, Imogen Webster, Savinien T. Leblond   +5 more
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The whale shark genome project

The 4th International Whale Shark Conference, 2016
Background The whale shark forms an interesting subject for a genome project because it represents a phenotypic extreme: the largest body size of any piscine vertebrate. Sharks are also important comparative genomics subjects because they were the first vertebrate lineage to evolve and adaptive immune response.
D. Harry Webb, Timothy D. Read, Robert A. Pettit, Md. Tauqeer Alam, Chad P. Haase, Ryan Weil, Alistair D. M. Dove   +6 more
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Development of a Whale-Shark-Inspired Gliding Robotic Fish With High Maneuverability

IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics, 2020
In this article, we present the design and implementation of an innovative bioinspired gliding robotic fish and a gliding angle controller. Through mimicking a whale shark, the gliding robotic fish is designed with diversified control surfaces and a ...
Huijie Dong, Zhengxing Wu, Di Chen, M. Tan, Junzhi Yu   +4 more
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General descriptions of the dermis structure of a juvenile whale shark Rhincodon typus from the Gulf of California.

Journal of Fish Biology, 2021
The aim of this study is to provide preliminary observations on the microanatomy of Rhincodon typus skin by means of histology and electron microscopy analyses.
E. E. BECERRIL-GARCÍA, F. Pancaldi, A. Cruz-Villacorta, A. R. Rivera-Camacho, C. Aguilar-Cruz, D. A. Whitehead, R. González-Armas, M. Arellano-Martínez, F. Galván‐Magaña   +8 more
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Whale shark abundance, spatial distribution and effective tourism areas in the northern Mexican Caribbean

Journal of Ecotourism
Every year, from June to September, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is present in the Mexican Caribbean and has become a highly attractive tourist resource. In this study, we assess the spatial and temporal distribution of whale sharks and estimate the
N. Cárdenas-Palomo, E. Mimila-Herrera, J. Trujillo-Córdova, Iván Velázquez Abunader, Jorge Herrera-Silveira   +4 more
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Sustainability Aspects of Whale Shark Tourism: A Perspective from Tourist Blogs

Tourism in Marine Environments
This study explored tourists’ blogs to identify sustainability challenges and opportunities that help to inform best-practice management of the whale shark tourism industry worldwide.
Annabelle Hender, Anja Pabel
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Getting the most out of citizen science for endangered species such as Whale Shark.

Journal of Fish Biology, 2020
Citizen science by which the general public is enlisted to participate in data collection programmes, can shed light on the biology and ecology of enigmatic species.
G. Araujo, A. R. Ismail, Cat McCann, David McCann, Christine Legaspi, Sally J. Snow, Jessica Labaja, M. Manjaji-Matsumoto, A. Ponzo   +8 more
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A review of the biology and ecology of the whale shark

Journal of Fish Biology, 1997
The information available on the biology and ecology of the whale shark is reviewed, and is updated from material published since 1986. Research work carried out on the seasonal aggregation of whale sharks at the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia is summarized.
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The ichnospecies Linichnus bromleyi on a Miocene baleen whale radius preserving multiple shark bite-shake traces suggests scavenging

Carnets de Géologie, 2021
An isolated Miocene baleen whale left radius was marked repeatedly by shark bite-shake traces. The radius probably derives from the Plum Point Member of the Calvert Formation, Calvert Cliffs, Calvert County, Maryland, U.S.A.
S. J. Godfrey, Annie J. Lowry
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