This week, learn all about the ocean's largest fish - the whale shark!

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SHOW RESOURCES

• Oceanographic Magazine: https://oceanographicmagazine.com/oceanviz/whale-sharks-are-the-worlds-biggest-fish/
• Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/whale-sharks-worlds-biggest-shark.html
• Ocean Conservancy: https://oceanconservancy.org/wildlife-library/whale-shark/
• Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Foundation: https://www.barrierreef.org/the-reef/animals/whale-shark
• Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF): https://marinemegafauna.org/whale-sharks
• Waterlust: https://waterlust.com/pages/about
• Waterlust whale shark sun suit: https://waterlust.com/collections/whale-shark/products/whale-shark-warrior-full-body-sun-suit?variant=
• Shark and Awe Podcast Episode #19 - CITES CoP20 Wins for Sharks: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NksKlI8XTzE4yFIEkN0M5?si=hA7K5qHRRjmsjWYZx3TNQA
• Microplastics study (2021): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8475362/#Sec14
• ScubaBoard: https://scubaboard.com/community/threads/is-there-such-thing-as-a-responsible-whale-shark-excursion.642747/
• CARM Tours & Transfers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6544751260/user/100063849180202/
• Georgia Aquarium: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/resource-center/stories/celebrating-international-whale-shark-day-with-fun-facts/
• Save Our Seas Foundation: https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/species/whale-shark
• Eco Migrations: https://ecomigrations.com/blog/10-fun-facts-about-whale-sharks/
• GBR Foundation - Fun Facts: https://www.barrierreef.org/news/news/five-fascinating-facts-about-whale-sharks
• Shark Angels: https://sharkangels.org/the-protective-eyes-of-the-whale-shark/#:~:text=The%20study%20showed%20that%20whale,sharks%20apart%20from%20other%20sharks.
• Whale shark eye study: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0235342

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SOUND CREDITS

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app)