Saw some off the Kona Coast, Hawaii.  Don't know how common they are here,
however.

Scott Bonar
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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> From: Eleonora de Sabata <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: whale shark, where and when
> Date: Friday, May 16, 1997 9:10 AM
>
> Hello again.
>
> From small to gigantic... after enquiring about Macrorhamphosus scolopax
> (and again thanks to all who answered), I am going now to write an
article
> on the whale shark. Question: apart from Ningaloo Reef, W Australia,
where
> else in the worls are whale sharks most often seen, and when? Any
> particularly interesting website addresses would also be very welcome.
>
> Thank you all for your time and patience, and sorry for the
cross-posting.
>
> Eleonora
>
>
>
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