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Netted whale shark brought dead on Karachi shore - dawn.com
Netted whale shark brought dead on Karachi shore - dawn.com
06 Jul 2010
KARACHI: A whale shark died after it became entangled in a net cast off the Hawkesbay beach and the 300-kilo fish was dragged on to the shore by local fishermen on Monday morning.

Sylvia Earle: Swimming with sharks and oil - guardian.co.uk
Sylvia Earle: Swimming with sharks and oil - guardian.co.uk
05 Jul 2010
On a research mission to the Gulf of Mexico last week, in waters 70 miles of the coast of Louisiana but still clear of the oil and gas spewing from BP's runaway well, Earle and scientist Eric Hoffmayer were surrounded by dozens of supersized whale sharks.

Whale Sharks Threatened by Gulf Oil Spill; 5 Other Animal Species at Risk - aolnews.com
Whale Sharks Threatened by Gulf Oil Spill; 5 Other Animal Species at Risk - aolnews.com
05 Jul 2010
Add one more animal to BP's ever-growing list of victims: the whale shark, which researchers observed this week in dangerous proximity to the gulf oil spill. Of course, it is far from the only member of the animal kingdom to be threatened by one of humankind's worst environmental disasters in years

Georgia Aquarium teams up with Emory University to seek first-ever map of whale shark DNA - google.com
Georgia Aquarium teams up with Emory University to seek first-ever map of whale shark DNA - google.com
05 Jul 2010
ATLANTA — Inside a few small vials at the world's largest aquarium is the key to unlocking the mysteries of the planet's biggest fish.  Scientists at the Georgia Aquarium and Emory University are teaming up to produce the first genome of the whale shark, bidding to catalogue the DNA of a fish that long has puzzled researchers.


Close Encounters with Creatures of the Deep - theaustralian.com.au
Close Encounters with Creatures of the Deep - theaustralian.com.au
05 Jul 2010
IT is a warm, cloudless April morning off Australia's North West Cape and I'm standing on the backboard of Magellan, a 20m charter boat, peering into a churning sea.

Whale Sharks spotted, tagged off Sarasota - orlandosentinel.com
Whale Sharks spotted, tagged off Sarasota - orlandosentinel.com
22 Jun 2010
It was a rare sight about 23 miles southwest of Sarasota ; a pod of 10 whale sharks, the world's largest living fish species, feeding off fish eggs and plankton. The whale sharks didn't appear to be in distress, though some think the whale sharks may be among the many marine creatures that seem to be congregating closer to shore than normal, avoiding their normal habitat because of the Gulf oil spill.


Satellite Tag Reveals Tale of Shark Sammy in the Wild - gulfnews.com
Satellite Tag Reveals Tale of Shark Sammy in the Wild - gulfnews.com
15 Jun 2010
Dubai: The satellite tag of a baby female whale shark released back into the wild by a Dubai hotel's marine department earlier this year has popped up showing where she travelled for 33 days.

Rare Whale Shark on Osprey Reef - cairns.co.au
Rare Whale Shark on Osprey Reef - cairns.co.au
09 Jun 2010
IT's a beautiful but rare sight - a seven metre whale shark cruises past divers off the Far Northern coast in a spotting tipped to be the only one of the year.

Two Whale Sharks  in Sarasota Waters - lbknews.com
Two Whale Sharks in Sarasota Waters - lbknews.com
07 Jun 2010
Friday brought two whale sharks just offshore of Sarasota, each was more than 20 feet long. The visit offered a rare opportunity for Mote Marine Laboratory scientists to outfit the sharks with satellite tags.  

Swimming with Sharks Saves Lives - cnn.com
Swimming with Sharks Saves Lives - cnn.com
07 Jun 2010
Donsol, Philippines (CNN) -- "Welcome to Donsol, the home of the gentle giants," Alan Amanse says smiling broadly at us as we awkwardly scramble onto the traditional fishing boat.

"We have something must be followed; the rules about whale shark interaction."


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