Shipping Poses Significant Threat to The Endangered Whale Shark
Published:23 May2022 Source:University of Southampton
Marine biologists from the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and the University of Southampton have led ground-breaking research which indicates that lethal collisions of whale sharks with large ships are vastly underestimated, and could be the reason why populations are falling.
Whale shark numbers have been declining in recent years in many locations, but it is not entirely clear why this is happening.