Population Structure, Abundance and Movement of Whale Sharks in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

Data on the occurrence of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman were collected by dedicated boat surveys and via a public-sightings scheme during the period from 2011 to 2014. A total of 422 individual whale sharks were photo-identified from the Arabian Gulf and the nor...

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Main Authors: David P Robinson, Mohammed Y Jaidah, Steffen Bach, Katie Lee, Rima W Jabado, Christoph A Rohner, Abi March, Simone Caprodossi, Aaron C Henderson, James M Mair, Rupert Ormond, Simon J Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4928964?pdf=render