Comments on: Scientists discover the largest assembly of whale sharks ever recorded http://smithsonianscience.org/2011/05/scientists-discover-the-largest-assembly-of-whale-sharks-ever-recorded/ News about the Smithsonian’s research in the fields of anthropology, astrophysics, conservation biology, geology, materials science, paleontology, zoology, and global climate change. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 08:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 By: Peter Reiss http://smithsonianscience.org/2011/05/scientists-discover-the-largest-assembly-of-whale-sharks-ever-recorded/#comment-16745 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:09:17 +0000 http://smithsonianscience.org/?p=12107#comment-16745 I live in the south west of England and I saw more basking sharks this year than any other. Good to see.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://smithsonianscience.org/2011/05/scientists-discover-the-largest-assembly-of-whale-sharks-ever-recorded/#comment-14461 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:08:20 +0000 http://smithsonianscience.org/?p=12107#comment-14461 Sounds like an amazing experience George. I had to read this article because I can’t imagine hundreds of giant whale sharks gathering in one place. It’s amazing that there is even enough food to support all of them in one area.

]]> By: Rick Reno http://smithsonianscience.org/2011/05/scientists-discover-the-largest-assembly-of-whale-sharks-ever-recorded/#comment-14424 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:40:42 +0000 http://smithsonianscience.org/?p=12107#comment-14424 Had any of these sharks been tagged elsewhere, e.g., Belize or Honduras?

]]> By: Utila East Wind News http://smithsonianscience.org/2011/05/scientists-discover-the-largest-assembly-of-whale-sharks-ever-recorded/#comment-14420 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:00:45 +0000 http://smithsonianscience.org/?p=12107#comment-14420 Wonderful to see the Whale Shark in such big numbers.

However, The BP oil disaster may have killed every one of these Whale Shark. These surface feeding fish would not stand a chance if they were in the area.

The oil spill area was in the middle of the Whale Shark feeding area so they would have either be consuming oil at the surface of filtering chemical dispersants through their gills underwater.

Here in Utila Honduras our Whale Shark sightings are way down and the BP disaster would be a prime suspect in trying to figure out why.

Thanks BP….

]]> By: George Marquez http://smithsonianscience.org/2011/05/scientists-discover-the-largest-assembly-of-whale-sharks-ever-recorded/#comment-14274 Thu, 26 May 2011 06:49:33 +0000 http://smithsonianscience.org/?p=12107#comment-14274 When we went swimming with whale sharks last summer, we had the opportunity to see what had to be dozens of whale sharks. They were in a feeding frenzy, and it was quite amazing to see such a large herd, for lack of a better term, of these massive creatures… it was an experience of a lifetime.

George Marquez

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