The gills of a vertical feeding whale shark hard at work, pumping oxygenated water while simultaneously using its “gill rakers” to catch nutrient-rich plankton. Whale shark season off to a good start here in Bahia de los Angeles, Mexico. • • •#whaleshark #tiburonballena #swimmingwithwhalesharks #seasafari #silversharkadventures | Silver Shark Adventures

Whale shark filter-feeding in slow motion: A plankton's worst nightmare! Earlier this month, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released its latest red list assessment which has upgraded the whale shark from vulnerable to endangered. The organization cited fishing and ship strikes as key reasons the population has more than halved in the past 75 years. Whale sharks are one of only three filter-feeding sharks in the world, and are highly migratory animals, widely distribute