In Issue 13, dive into more stories from across the field—we cover a wide range of topics driving shark and ray conservation forward.

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The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering the First Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregation in the Coral Sea This study provides the first documented evidence of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregation in the Coral Sea, located at Wreck Bay on Australia's far northern Great Barrier Reef. The site was id....

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The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering the First Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregation in the Coral Sea This study provides the first documented evidence of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregation in the Coral Sea, located at Wreck Bay on Australia's far northern Great Barrier Reef. The site was id....

Read study here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Whale shark hotspot discovered along the Great Barrier Reef The whale shark — a shark, not a whale — is the largest fish in the world, roughly the length of a city bus. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), which live in warm seas, are known as majestic creatures. T...

Constellations of whale sharks gather seasonally in Wreck Bay, along the Great Barrier Reef - the first known aggregation found in eastern Australia and in the entire southwest Pacific Ocean.

More on this here: news.mongabay.com/2025/08/whal...

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Whale shark hotspot discovered along the Great Barrier Reef The whale shark — a shark, not a whale — is the largest fish in the world, roughly the length of a city bus. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), which live in warm seas, are known as majestic creatures.…

Whale sharks are the largest fish in the world and are endangered.

There are only about 30 sites worldwide where they’re known to aggregate — and scientists have finally identified one of them.

The finding is significant for whale shark research and conservation efforts, experts said.

Whale shark hotspot discovered along the Great Barrier Reef The whale shark — a shark, not a whale — is the largest fish in the world, roughly the length of a city bus. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), which live in warm seas, are known as majestic creatures. T...

news.mongabay.com/2025/08/whal...

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New science uncovers first #whaleshark aggregation on the east coast of Australia #greatbarrierreef

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New paper out! We found that a climate change-driven warming off Sydney has increased the amount of time bull sharks spend around Australia's biggest city. #sharks #climatechange #sydney #bullsharks
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The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering the First Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregation in the Coral Sea This study provides the first documented evidence of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregation in the Coral Sea, located at Wreck Bay on Australia's far northern Great Barrier Reef. The site was id....

Via @schmidtocean.bsky.social - The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering the First Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregation in the Coral Sea - Ecology and Evolution via @wiley.com

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