Whale Shark Distribution | shark and whale encounter 360 Distribution and habitat The whale shark inhabits every tropical and warm-temperate oceans. The fish is mainly pelagic, living in the available sea but not in the greater depths of the ocean, although it is known to occasionally dive to depths of as much as 1, 800 metres (5, nine hundred ft).|17| Periodic feeding aggregations occur at several coastal sites such as the southern and eastern regions of South Africa; Saint Helena Isle in the South Atlantic Water; Gulf of Tadjoura in Djibouti, Gladden Spit in Belize; Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia; Kerala|18|, Lakshadweep, Gulf of Kutch and Saurashtra coast of Gujarat in India;|19| Útila in Honduras; Southern Leyte; Donsol, Pasacao and Batangas in the Israel; off Isla Mujeres and Isla Holbox in Yucatan and Bahía de los Ángeles in Baja California, México; Maamigili island, Maldives; Ujung Kulon Nat...
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