A Whale Shark Of A Summer MarineBio Marine Life Directory

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Whale sharks gather each year for a summer plankton feast near Mexico in the largest aggregation of this species known to science. This year, more than four times the usual crowd has dr0pped in for dinner, according to Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who recently returned from their annual whale shark research expedition.

Mote scientists have been studying whale sharks in conjunction with Proyecto Domino, Mexico's Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, the University of South Florida, the Georgia Aquarium and ecotourism guides and fishermen from Quintana Roo, Mexico, since 2003. Past surveys have shown that an estimated 1,400 whale sharks — the Earth's largest fish — visit Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea waters near Isla Holbox, Mexico, to feed from May to September. Scientists are just beginning to map their world travels and favorite hangouts.

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