A new study led by University of South Florida biologist Lucas Griffin has found that tour boats and swimmers routinely ...

Once targeted for oil and meat, the whale shark is now being saved by fishers along India’s Arabian Sea coast. What began as ...

A 13-foot-long whale shark entangled in a shore seine net was successfully freed and released back into the sea in Kerala’s ...

Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to cut ...

One of the world’s busiest whale-shark destinations is struggling to manage a boom in ecotourism. A new USF study finds the ...

Whale watching season opens in Los Cabos, with local tour operators offering a variety of adventures involving enormous visitors.

Drone footage revealed constant violations of Mexico’s whale shark tourism rules, even when far fewer boats were on the water ...

In a gruelling 4-hour-long rescue, a 13-foot-long whale shark that was accidentally entangled in a shore seine net was successfully freed and released back into the sea on Tuesday. Whale shark is an ...

A calm swim, maybe a glimpse of a fin slicing through turquoise water. But nothing prepared me for the moment I looked down ...

Governments agreed to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins and other products for more than 70 species ...

A massive whale shark washed ashore at Varkala Beach in Kerala on December 11 after becoming entangled in a fishing net, leaving it stranded near the shore. Locals, tourists, and surfers formed human ...

Whale tourism in Timor-Leste is booming. Tour operators report a healthy number of sightings and full bookings in the peak ...