A video posted by Castillo shows the marine mammal swimming close to the rocky shore with a thick bundle of fishing gear — including twisted ropes and numerous buoys — ensnared around its tail.

Manuel Narvadez Jr., WWF Philippines-Donsol Integrated Conservation Program manager, said the 2025 interaction season alone had already logged 55 whale shark sightings, including 24 new ...

Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are the largest fish in the world. They can trace their ancestry to the Jurassic and ...

It’s the largest shark in the world and weighs as much as an F-15 fighter jet, but the whale shark is nothing to be afraid of ...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) has launched the book “Whale Shark in Qatar” at the ongoing Doha International Book Fair. This publication represents an ...

(WLOX) - The University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Fisheries Research and Development is asking for the public’s help in tracking the whale shark. If the name sounds familiar ...

They can grow between 10-14 feet and can weigh 850 to 1,400 pounds. Whale sharks are known as the largest fishes in the sea, according to National Geographic, with basking sharks pulling up a ...

The largest fish is the whale shark. According to the Atlantic Shark Institute, more sharks have been appearing off the coast of Rhode Island due to rising water temperatures. “Hopefully this ...