Shark ecotourism—where individuals pay to swim with wild sharks—may increase the likelihood of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) exhibiting disturbed behavior patterns resembling the fast, zigzag movements associated with fleeing predators, suggests a paper published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that ecotourism may have a significant effect on the foraging and potentially reproductive behavior of whale sharks.
Juvenile whale shark foraging in La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico Credit: Joel Gayford, Imperial College London
Shark ecotourism—where individuals pay to swim with wild sharks—may increase the likelihood of whale sharks exhibiting disturbed behavior patterns resembling the fast, zigzag movements associated with fleeing predators, suggests a paper published in. The findings suggest that ecotourism may have a significant effect on the foraging and potentially reproductive behavior of whale sharks.is a multi-million US dollar industry, but the potential ecological impacts are still poorly understood.
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