The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the world’s largest fish, growing to around 20 m in total length (Chen, Liu & Joung, 1997). The species is distributed across tropical and warm temperate marine waters worldwide (Rowat & Brooks, 2012). Although individual whale sharks are highly mobile, and capable of swimming thousands of kilometres each year … Continue reading Population structure, residency, and abundance of whale sharks in the coastal waters off Nosy Be, north-western Madagascar