Whale shark

Every diver dreams of meeting a whale shark, the largest fish in the world. Completely harmless to humans (it has no teeth and feeds on plankton), it's an endangered species...

    In the plankton-laden water, a whale shark appears... (Sogod Bay, Leyte, Philippines, March 2020)

    Sogod Bay Whale Sharks

    I take you back to Sogod Bay, nicknamed "Whale Shark Bay", in the south of Leyte Island, Philippines... On my first trip there in 2008, I missed them. Twelve years later, I was luckier!
    Philippines: Sogod Bay [Leyte] + Moalboal [Cebu] + Pangatalan [Palawan] - March 2020
    Marine biologist Steven Weinberg in tete-a-tete with a whale shark in the waters of Balicasag. (Philippines, May 2018)

    In the Philippines, let the whale shark come to you...

    In the Philippines, it is THE mythical encounter that all divers dream of: the whale shark, the biggest fish in the world.
    Philippines : Tubbataha + Panglao - May 2018
    Whale shark. Quintana Roo, Mexico. July 2014.

    The Mexican Whale Shark's Huge Mouth is Worth the Trip

    I crossed an ocean for them. Whale sharks gather in July-August off the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
    Mexico: Yucatán - July 2014
    a star balloon fish and a grouper reveal their true colors with the flash of the camera ...

    I saw the man who saw the whale shark

    Grrr... I've been diving for two days in a row, hoping to see the mythical whale shark I spotted in the waters off Koh Haa three days ago. But nothing...
    Thailand: Southern Islands - January 2007