Whale shark

[natecert]

Off Englewood, FL. Whale Shark was just swimming past the boat in about 85' of water. I've never seen this B4. Not long B4 this I had a 8-10' hammer head follow up a bait . Any other sighiting in the area?

[triumphrick]

They're awesome..fishing with a buddy last year off the Pinellas 2 reef and one made a couple of passes. Lucky for us he was harboring a dozen cobia! The two we managed to catch were 22 and 32 #'s...

[jdm61]

I read that the folks who know about these things say they oil spill has driven a lot of the big fish east and west, so we have been seeing whale sharks in close, dolphin 25-30 miles out and yellowfin 60 miles or closer out of John's Pass. The boys in Texas have supposedly been seeing pelagics closer in.

[Pro251wa]

Great picture nate'!

A friend of mine told me he saw one several months ago about 20 miles out of Redfish Pass.

[jennifershark]

Biologists at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) in Ocean Springs, Mississippi need your help!

In order to understand whale shark occurrence, distribution and movement in the northern Gulf of Mexico, GCRL biologists will spend many days over the next few weeks deploying satellite tags on whale sharks in the region.

You CAN HELP by reporting whale shark sightings promptly, so we know where to direct our search efforts.

To Report a Sighting:
Please complete the survey at http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/whaleshark

Information that is helpful to us includes:

• Time and duration of encounter
• Location (GPS coordinates)
• Approximate size and number of sharks
• Observed behavior
• Associated species
• Photos/video (especially of the region behind the gill slits on the left side of the animal—this is used for identification)
• Any other distinguishing features (i.e. numbered marker tags located behind the dorsal fin—please notate number)

Your participation is greatly appreciated and vital to a better understanding of whale shark movements and habitat in the Gulf of Mexico. Thank you.

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[TickleStick]

Nice!!!!