scholarly journals Regional movements of satellite‐tagged whale sharks Rhincodon typus in the Gulf of Aden

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Andrzejaczek ◽  
Michel Vély ◽  
Daniel Jouannet ◽  
David Rowat ◽  
Sabrina Fossette
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Aden ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Whale Sharks

scholarly journals Diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses

2013 ◽  
Vol 493 ◽  
pp. 219-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
CA Rohner ◽  
LIE Couturier ◽  
AJ Richardson ◽  
SJ Pierce ◽  
CEM Prebble ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Stomach Content ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Whale Sharks

scholarly journals Spatial and temporal patterns of nature-based tourism interactions with whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

2014 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas J. Anderson ◽  
Halina T. Kobryn ◽  
Brad M. Norman ◽  
Lars Bejder ◽  
Julian A. Tyne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Temporal Patterns ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Ningaloo Reef ◽  
Whale Sharks

scholarly journals Sizing and scarring of whale shark (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828) in the Cenderawasih Bay National Park

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-213
Author(s):  
Yusup A Jentewo ◽  
Roni Bawole ◽  
Tresia S Tururaja ◽  
Mudjirahayu Mudjirahayu ◽  
Zeth Parinding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whale Shark ◽  
Gill Slit ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Photo Identification ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Whale Sharks ◽  
Photo Collection

This study aims to determine the total length and scar condition of the body of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Cendrawasih Bay National Park (TNTC), Papua-Indonesia. Photo-identification was used to identify individuals of the whale shark R. typus based on spot patterns behind the last gill slit of each individual. Photo-identification was also used to determine the scar of the whale shark. The total length of whale sharks were estimated based on the length of a snorkeller (assumed to be 1.6 m) swimming alongside the whale shark. We identified 21 individuals of R. typus. Of these 21 individuals, 14 were new sightings and seven were re-sightings that have been recorded in the previous photo collection database. R. typus ranged in size from 2 to 5 m total length (average 3.78 m, ±0,86, N= 21). Based on their size, all individuals of whale shark were categorized as juvenile. 52% of R. typus identified had scars and 38 % were not and 10% were unknown. The majority of whale sharks had amputation (12 individuals) and abrasion (7 individuals) scars. Scars occurred most often on the caudal fin and dorsal fin, five and four individuals respectively. This information is useful for understanding potential threats and designing better management programmes for R. typus conservation in TNTC.

Evidence of continued hunting of whale sharks Rhincodon typus in the Maldives

2009 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan J. Riley ◽  
Adam Harman ◽  
Richard G. Rees
Keyword(s):  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Whale Sharks

scholarly journals St. Helena: An Important Reproductive Habitat for Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Central South Atlantic

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron T. Perry ◽  
Elizabeth Clingham ◽  
D. Harry Webb ◽  
Rafael de la Parra ◽  
Simon J. Pierce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Atlantic ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Whale Sharks ◽  
St Helena ◽  
Central South

Distribution of zooplankton inferred from hydroacoustic backscatter data in coastal waters off Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

2002 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven G. Wilson ◽  
Timothy Pauly ◽  
Mark G. Meekan
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Ningaloo Reef ◽  
The North ◽  
Whale Sharks ◽  
Bubble Layer ◽  
Surface Bubble

Hydroacoustic surveys were used to examine zooplankton distributions in coastal waters off Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Surveys were timed to coincide with the seasonal aggregation of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, and other large zooplanktivores in these waters. The surveys examined scattering features of lagoon/shelf fronts, a series of cross-shelf transects and waters surrounding whale sharks swimming at the surface. These suggested that lagoon waters flow intrusively into shelf waters at reef passages in a layered exchange. Cross-shelf transects identified three vertical scattering layers: a surface bubble layer; a near-surface minimum layer; and a bottom maximum layer. Regions of intense mixing of lagoon and shelf waters were detected seaward and to the north of reef passages. Integrated acoustic mean volume backscatter of the bottom maximum layer increased with depth and distance offshore. Large subsurface aggregations of unidentified fauna were detected beneath whale sharks in the same area that manta rays and surface schools of euphausiids were also observed.

scholarly journals Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus, Aggregate around Offshore Platforms in Qatari Waters of the Arabian Gulf to Feed on Fish Spawn

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. e58255 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Robinson ◽  
Mohammed Y. Jaidah ◽  
Rima W. Jabado ◽  
Katie Lee-Brooks ◽  
Nehad M. Nour El-Din ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
Rhincodon Typus ◽  
Whale Sharks ◽  
Fish Spawn
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