Environmental Drivers of Immature Whale Shark Surface Sightings in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti [PDF]
ConservationWhale sharks seasonally aggregate in Djibouti (East Africa), supporting ecotourism activities which benefit the local community. However, the environmental factors influencing whale shark relative abundance at this site are still not well understood ...
Francesca Romana Reinero +5 more
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Ningaloo Marine Park management program best practice for whale shark (Rhincodon typus) conservation [PDF]
Frontiers in Conservation ScienceThe predictable nature of whale shark (Rhincondon typus) aggregations around the world forms the basis for nature-based tourism. The Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP), Western Australia is one of those locations and a management program has been in place since ...
Julian A. Tyne +5 more
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Spatio-temporal patterns, trends, and oceanographic drivers of whale shark strandings in Indonesia [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDespite the increased international attention to whale shark conservation, their populations remain predominantly depleted due to anthropogenic activities such as fishing, ship collisions, and marine pollution.
Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra +15 more
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Biomarkers of Whale Shark Health: A Metabolomic Approach [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 In a search for biomarkers of health in whale sharks and as exploration of metabolomics as a modern tool for understanding animal physiology, the metabolite composition of serum in six whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) from an aquarium collection was explored using (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and direct analysis in real time (DART ...
Alistair D M Dove +9 more
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Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Seasonal Occurrence, Abundance and Demographic Structure in the Mid-Equatorial Atlantic Ocean. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Whale sharks are generally associated with environmental factors that drive their movements to specific locations where food availability is high. Consequently, foraging is believed to be the main reason for the formation of whale shark aggregations ...
Bruno C L Macena, Fábio H V Hazin
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Whale sharks of the western Caribbean: an overview of current research and cnservation efforts and future needs for effective management of the species [PDF]
, 2007 Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are seasonal visitors to four sites in the Western Caribbean, 3 of which are encompassed by the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
Graham, Rachel T.
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Multi-Year Impacts of Ecotourism on Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Visitation at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 In-water viewing of sharks by tourists has become a popular and lucrative industry. There is some concern that interactions with tourists with ecotourism operations might harm sharks through disruption of behaviours. Here, we analysed five years of whale
R L Sanzogni, M G Meekan, J J Meeuwig
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Low genetic differentiation across three major ocean populations of the whale shark, Rhincodon typus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 BACKGROUND:Whale sharks are a declining species for which little biological data is available. While these animals are protected in many parts of their range, they are fished legally and illegally in some countries.
Jennifer V Schmidt +6 more
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WIMAYA, 2023 This study examined the potential for ecotourism development centered around whale sharks in Cenderawasih Bay National Park. The preservation of Cenderawasih Bay National Park has been officially recognized as a national park and was regarded as a ...
Ketut Candra Pangestu Putra +2 more
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