The ecology of the whale shark in Djibouti

G Boldrocchi, M Omar, A Azzola, R Bettinetti - Aquatic Ecology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Within the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti is an important site where whale sharks
(Rhincodon typus Smith 1828) aggregate seasonally; however, up to now, only few studies …

Microplastic contamination in Indonesian anchovies from fourteen locations

EWN NINGRUM, MP Patria - Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2022 - smujo.id
Ningrum EW, Patria MP. 2021. Microplastic contamination in Indonesian anchovies from
fourteen locations. Biodiversitas 23: 125-134. Microplastics in seawater can enter into the …

In-water observations highlight the effects of provisioning on whale shark behaviour at the world's largest whale shark tourism destination

C Legaspi, J Miranda, J Labaja… - Royal Society …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The whale shark is the world's largest fish that forms predictable aggregations across its
range, many of which support tourism industries. The largest non-captive provisioned whale …

Citizen science reveals the population structure and seasonal presence of whale sharks in the Gulf of Thailand

K Magson, E Monacella, C Scott, N Buffat… - Journal of Fish …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The whale shark Rhincodon typus is a broadly distributed and highly mobile planktivorous
shark species. The sharks form predictable aggregations in many areas, providing the …

First concurrent assessment of elemental-and organic-contaminant loads in skin biopsies of whale sharks from Djibouti

G Boldrocchi, D Monticelli, L Butti, M Omar… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf of Tadjoura (Djibouti) is an important site where the whale shark
(Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828) aggregates seasonally. Because of the proximity to the port …

[PDF][PDF] Getting the most out of citizen science for endangered species such as whale shark

G Araujo, AR Ismail, C McCann, D McCann… - Journal of Fish …, 2020 - lamave.org
Getting the most out of citizen science for endangered species such as whale shark Page 1
OPINION PIECE Getting the most out of citizen science for endangered species such as whale …

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) predatory flexible feeding behaviors on schooling fish

AN Montero-Quintana, CF Ocampo-Valdez… - Journal of Ethology, 2021 - Springer
Whale sharks are known to feed primarily on zooplankton all over the world; however, recent
findings suggest that they also prey on fish using behaviors that have not been fully …

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) feed on baitfish with other predators at Ningaloo Reef

E Lester, T Cannon, S Lawrence… - Pacific Conservation …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
We provide rare in-water evidence of whale sharks feeding on baitballs in the presence of
other predators. Our observations provide evidence of the complexity of whale shark feeding …

Whale shark-tuna associations, insights from a small pole-and-line fishery from the mid-north Atlantic

J Fontes, N McGinty, M Machete, P Afonso - Fisheries research, 2020 - Elsevier
Fisherman have known and explored the association between tuna and whale sharks for
centuries. Just as in the past, present day industrial fishers search for the presence of whale …

Parasitic Copepods as Biochemical Tracers of Foraging Patterns and Dietary Shifts in Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828)

BJ Osorio, G Skrzypek, M Meekan - Fishes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Understanding the diet of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) is essential for the development
of appropriate conservation strategies for the species. This study evaluated the use of the …