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ECOCEAN Whale Shark Race Around the World

ECOCEAN

Whale shark tracking project involving schools around Western Australia

Project Summary

Species

Rhincodon typus
Whale Shark

Location

Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia

Date Range

2015-07-18 to 2016-04-09

Animals

12 animals

Detections

1698 detections

Spatial Reference System

EPSG:3577

Citations

Related Publications
  1. Reynolds SD, Norman BM, Beger M, Franklin CE, Dwyer RG. Movement, distribution and marine reserve use by an endangered migratory giant. Divers Distrib. 2017;23:1268–1279. [Link]

Project Contributors

  • Samantha Reynolds
  • Brad Norman

Data Access

Open Access

The data in this project is publicly available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License. If you use these data in any type of publication then you must cite the project DOI (if available) or any published peer-reviewed papers associated with the study. We strongly encourage you to contact the data custodians to discuss data usage and appropriate accreditation.

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