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- Natural features and oil and gas structures influence the movement of . . .
An AIMS diver with a whale shark IMAGE: Andre Rerekura “The same is true for the industrial infrastructure found off the north-west coast of Australia But while seamounts and pinnacles can take up huge areas of up to tens of kilometres across, oil and gas platforms are comparatively small, and yet could provide similar levels of prey
- Love bites? Scientists identify pre-mating behaviours of whale sharks . . .
Annual research expeditions at Ningaloo Reef have taken place from 2009-2024 during the month of May, the peak of the seasonal aggregation of whale sharks During the 2024 expedition, a research team witnessed and recorded following and biting behaviours by a sexually mature male whale shark towards a smaller female
- Whale Sharks given a health check with ultrasound imaging technique - AIMS
An international team of researchers has discovered a new method of imaging free-swimming whale sharks using underwater ultrasound
- Whale sharks | AIMS
Whale sharks face problems of pollutants, a rise in ocean temperatures and acidification that are changing the physical structure and food networks in tropical oceans These slow-moving creatures also continue to be fished and because they often swim close to the surface, can be accidentally killed by ships’ propellers
- Global warming threat to whale sharks | AIMS
The study concluded whale shark climate-induced migration, and the subsequent hazards, could have population-wide implications “Forced climate migration could lead to core habitat loss and reduced foraging opportunities for sharks,” Dr Thums said
- Biggest fish in the sea are girls - AIMS
Whale shark girls overtake the boys to become world’s largest fish Female whale sharks grow more slowly than males but end up being larger, research suggests A decade-long study of the iconic fish has found male whale sharks grow quickly, before plateauing at an average adult length of about eight or nine metres
- Cold War nuclear bomb tests reveal true age of whale sharks
A whale shark vertebra from Pakistan, in cross section, showing 50 growth bands Credit: Paul Fanning, Pakistan node of the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation Atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists for the first time correctly determine the age of whale sharks
- Sharp increase in Ningaloo whale shark injuries might be due to boat . . .
Whale shark diving is an important part of the Western Australian tourism industry, delivering an estimated at $12 5 million in economic activity for the Ningaloo Reef region However, because the species swim for thousands of kilometres beyond the marine park boundaries exactly where the injuries were sustained is unknown
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