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25.01.2022 Armored eyes of the whale shark (new paper out) This report elaborates on adaptations of the eyes of the whale shark Rhincodon typus (Elasmobranchii, Rhincodontidae), including the discovery that they are covered with dermal denticles, which is a novel mechanism of eye protection in vertebrates. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file

25.01.2022 how cool is this little fella :)

23.01.2022 https://www.dailymail.co.uk//First-albino-white-SHARK-caug

22.01.2022 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/heroic-men-free-whale-shark-09371

22.01.2022 Thanks to ROLEX ECOCEAN (& Gulliver the travelling #whaleshark) are enjoying an amazing match at the #AusOpen!

21.01.2022 This increased protection is GREAT news for the whale shark - in a region notorious for harvesting this endangered species ... https://www.taipeitimes.com//archives/2020/05/09/2003736089

20.01.2022 New paper out on a new mode of oviparous reproduction in shark . https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-68923-1

20.01.2022 Really interesting footage .... such shallow water https://www.abc.net.au//whale-shark-spotted-shall/12215298

20.01.2022 Another Dunsborough whale shark sighting - thanks for sharing Tris and Anita :) We've had a few sightings from down there now - and we've even satellite tracked whale sharks as far south as Perth. All this information is helping us build a better picture of whale shark distribution in Australia ....

19.01.2022 Dolphins swimming in bioluminescence .... amazing! [check out the video] https://www.dogonews.com//rare-footage-captures-dolphins-s

17.01.2022 amazing! rare megamouth filmed underwwater - and healthy :) great story (but please excuse the translation) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/n/html/20200611/k10012466941000.html

16.01.2022 https://www.cnet.com//extinct-megalodon-confirmed-as-the-/

16.01.2022 great outcome! https://www.worldofbuzz.com/watch-whale-shark-asks-msian-f/

15.01.2022 Thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with Bindi and show her the beautiful Ningaloo Reef. Tune into Animal Planet tonight to see Bindi swim with our friends on Crikey It’s the Irwins. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2439699276248516

14.01.2022 Wildbook receives submission showing video of man in Saudi Arabia jumping on back of whale shark while shark is feeding .... https://www.whaleshark.org/encounters/encounter.jsp

10.01.2022 High and dry - but reports are that it was successfully rescued :) http://taiwanenglishnews.com/whale-shark-rescued-after-str/

10.01.2022 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php

09.01.2022 pretty cool! :)

09.01.2022 Apart from being a unique experience and so much fun, joining one of our whaleshark tours gives you the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing research about ...these endangered animals. Each day we liaise with scientists sending them the data we collect about the sharks we swam with: their sex and length, and an ID photo of the pattern of their spots, which is unique like fingerprints in humans! Marine Conservationist Brad Norman has been carrying out research on the Ningaloo for many years, nominating this species for full protection in Australian waters in 2001 and producing reports such as the Best Practice Whale Shark Ecotourism manual. His not-for-profit organisation ECOCEAN, in collaboration with Murdoch University and The University of Queensland, keeps monitoring whale shark numbers and in this period they are deploying behavioural data-logging tags (called Daily Diaries) which will help better understand the sharks’ behaviour. Yesterday our customers had some great swims with Stumpy, the very first shark to be recorded in the global whale shark photo identification database (Wildbook) - number A-001 - and also the first shark Brad Norman ever swam with when he began his research in 1995! Join our tours to swimming with our local celebrities and contribute to marine conservation while learning and having fun! Photos by Chiara Bussini [Thanks Ecocean Whale Shark Research and Conservation for the ongoing efforts to better understand and protect our spotty friends!]

08.01.2022 whadyareckon of this? https://twitter.com/i/status/1256732914257031169

07.01.2022 Very sad .... Loss of a living fossil. https://www.sciencedirect.com//artic/pii/S0048969719362382

04.01.2022 Very successful recent collaborative trip to the Great Barrier Reef :) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-06/11770134

03.01.2022 https://www.somagnews.com/largest-shark-ever-existing-was-/

02.01.2022 https://www.wired.com//when-a-mantis-shrimp-fights-a-dis/

02.01.2022 Join our very own "luminary", Samantha Reynolds as she presents a virtual "Luminary Lecture" as part of #GoldCoast Libraries' #NationalScienceWeek Science of the Seas program on Mon 17 Aug at 6.30pm (AEST). She'll be talking about her #PhD #research and all things #whaleshark! Register at: https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au//science-innovation-tab-w