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English: This whale shark is on Murat Road, in Exmouth WA, next to the petrol station and, unusually for Australia’s big things, is probably smaller than the real thing. Date 1 June 2024
Data from the years 2006 to 2010 on whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, has been evaluated to determine the scale of the tourism operations and the spatial and temporal distribution of interactions between whale sharks and humans; for example: whale shark tours at Ningaloo increased by about 70%. [19]
Whale shark at the reef located off the Ningaloo Coast A manta ray with remoras at Ningaloo Reef. Part of the coral reef pictured underwater in 2012. A large clam pictured underwater in 2012. The Ningaloo Coastline, in 2012. Divers explore a ship wreck adjacent to the coral reef. Stegostoma fasciatum (zebra shark) pictured on the reef in 2007.
English: This whale shark is on Murat Road, in Exmouth WA, next to the petrol station and, unusually for Australia’s big things, is probably smaller than the real thing. Date 1 June 2024
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft). [8] The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the most massive living non-cetacean animal.
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) ... Western Australia (WA) ... but there is a very long almost rainless season from April to November.
Whale watching in Australia is a popular recreational pursuit and a tourist activity along various coasts. In 2008, whale and dolphin watching was worth an estimated A$ 31 million in direct expenditure to the Australian economy with an estimated 1.6 million tourists participating in the activity. [ 1 ]
Benjamin Cropp AM (born 19 January 1936) is an Australian documentary filmmaker, conservationist and a former Open Australian spearfishing champion. [1] [2] [3] Formerly a shark hunter, Cropp retired from that trade in 1962 to pursue oceanic documentary filmmaking (having produced some 150 wildlife documentaries) [citation needed] and conservation efforts.