Buongiorno everybody.

Here's a little list of info I got from you all, from FISH-ECOLOGY and
ELASMO-L. Thank you all once again.

SOMALIA
Whale sharks are very common on the horn of Africa off the coast of Somalia
in the Gulf of Aden/Indian Ocean during spring months.  They move inshore to
near the surf line when heavy plankton bloom occur.

PHILIPPINES
Whale sharks are common in the Philippines too. They are hunted around the
island Pamilacan, in the Visayas Group

GULF OF MEXICO, FLOWER GARDENS
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are regularly observed at the Flower Garden
Banks National Marine Sanctuary (110 nm SW of Galveston, Texas) and
surrounding waters from July to  October.

BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES, GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
These sharks are seasonally present in the "Bahia de Los Angeles" area.

SOUTH FLORIDA, USA
Some occasional (Spring?)reports of adults along the Keys and shallow
nearshore eastern Gulf of Mexico waters.

SEA OF CORTEZ
In May and in November

SEYCHELLES
Large groups of all size whale sharks seen regularly round the northern
offshore waters of the main island in the Seychelles (Mahe).

CHILE
In the central zone where big plankton blooms have apperared in October the
last few years. Several sharks sighted off the great island of Chiloe as
well, which is interesting as the
temps are quite cold.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
An annotated bibliography on the whale shark, compiled by Fay H. Wolfson &
G. Notarbartolo di Sciara is available on the web at this address:
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/indexes/whalshrk.html

Again thanks everybody.

Eleonora

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