Shark Search Criteria

Select from the criteria below to tailor your search among the individually identified whale sharks stored in the database.

Sex is:

All

Male or Female

Male

Female

Unknown

Maximum years between resightings is: year(s) apart.

Has photos showing these feature(s). Select one or more.

Has at least left-side spot(s).

Average estimated\measured length was: Meters

Location code starts with:
Leave blank to accept all locations in your search. Fill in the location code digit by digit to narrow the location of your search. You can specify multiple location codes separated by a comma to find only those sharks sighted at least once in all. Example: Use 1a as the location code for Ningaloo Marine Park.

Alternate ID starts with:

At least one sighting within these dates:

Month Year to Month Year

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unidentified marking
twinned spots, fiducial, right
twinned spots, fiducial, left
twinned spots, external, right
twinned spots, external, left
truncation, fin, pectoral right
truncation, fin, pectoral left
truncation, fin, caudal upper
truncation, fin, caudal lower
truncation, fin, 2nd dorsal
truncation, fin, 1st dorsal
tag
skin growth
scar, head
scar, flank, right
scar, flank, left
scar, fin, other
scar, body, right
scar, body, left
scar, bite
scar leading edge tail
propeller cuts (fin)
propeller cuts (body)
pregnant
pelvic fin
pattern, best right
pattern, best left
nicks, fin, pectoral right
nicks, fin, pectoral left
nicks, fin, caudal upper
nicks, fin, caudal lower
nicks, fin, 2nd dorsal
nicks, fin, 1st dorsal
nicks, anal fin
net
multiple sharks
line, doubled, right
line, doubled, left
horizontal patterning (right side)
horizontal patterning (left side)
gill damage, right
gill damage, left
curled fin
brown skin affliction
bite, tail
aggregation