Ningaloo Reef is one of the best preserved reefs left out there. Tourism Western Australia Every grade schooler knows that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest. The stuff of ...

I'm hanging in a bottomless abyss of blue-green, peering through a mask, when a shadowy shape practically the size of an 18-wheeler glides into frame. A 40-foot fish swims past, its mouth so wide I ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The Ningaloo Coast is where outback, reef and ranges meet. Here, on the northwestern fringes of Australia, 745 miles above Perth on a ...

The whale shark was the coolest of all sharks. The Sea of Cortez, a three-hour flight south of San Diego, is one of the few places in the world where whale sharks congregate predictably. They start ...

Weighing up to several tons, whale sharks are also notable for their markings. Each pattern of spots is unique and scientists identify individual fish using computer programs first developed to study ...

As I pull on my mask and snorkel and waddle over to the boat’s edge in long flippers, I feel a slight trepidation before jumping into the blue abyss. I’m in the middle of the Indian Ocean, about to ...

BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico — Miguel Aguíñiga Rodríguez, Baja California’s Secretary of Tourism, has announced the start of the whale shark observation season, running from June 1 to December 15 in Bahía ...

Ocean-lovers will be pleased to know that the largest known living fish, whale sharks, are safe for humans to be around. These docile sharks are filter-feeding, meaning they primarily eat plankton and ...

Occurred on April 8, 2024 / Oslob, Cebu, Philippines Info from Licensor: "Swimming with butanding, or whale sharks, is an ...