Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...

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 ...

On a March morning in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state’s capital in southern India, a group of fishers were ...

On a calm morning in May, Brianna Beaulieu, a doctoral student in marine biology at the University of Western Australia, and several researchers from around the world boarded two research vessels ...

Miguel Aguíñiga Rodríguez, Baja California’s Secretary of Tourism, has announced the start of the whale shark observation season, running from June 1 to December 15 in Bahía de los Ángeles. The whale ...

After he was rescued from a seafood market and brought to the Georgia Aquarium in 2007, Taroko the whale shark delighted millions of people who flocked to the facility to see the world’s biggest fish ...

Want to swim with the Tulum whale sharks? As I’ve swam with whale sharks in Mexico myself, you’re in the right place for tips — and you’re in for an unforgettable experience In this article, I’m going ...

During the November-January season for whale sharks, the area at the west of the Gulf of Tadjoura, known as Ghoubbet al-Kharab, teems with young whale sharks. The area combines shallow waters, sheer ...