A review of behavioural ecology of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)

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Size and structure of a photographically identified population of manta rays Manta alfredi in southern Mozambique (2011, background): “The status of pelagic elasmobranch megafauna remains unclear, as the vast geographic areas that these species inhabit and the corridors through which they travel are largely unexplored (Amorim et al. 2000; Sims et al. 2000; Martin 2007 ).”
Ocean‐scale prediction of whale shark distribution (2012, background): “This behaviour makes them the subject of highly lucrative ecotourism industries around the world (Martin, 2007; Rowat & Engelhardt, 2007), although in the past, such aggregations have also been targeted by commercial fishing (Joung et al., 1996; Pravin, 2000; Stevens, 2007; White & Cavanagh, 2007).”