Patrick Lenihan
Miami, Florida
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center Rockland County Conservation Corps
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Thank You to Everyone Who Supported This Project
As my observations come to a close and the whale sharks begin to leave Bahia, I want to give special thanks to all who made this project possible. With your help I was able to travel to Bahia de Lo...
Two Whale Sharks Found Together Two Days in a Row
On the afternoon of November 1st, 2022 I found two whale sharks just offshore from the field station, they were near an anchored yacht. These whale sharks were passively feeding just beneath the su...
Whale Shark Crosses Path With Enormous Fish School and Feeds on Cloudy Trails Left Behind
On October 20th 2022 I witnessed a whale shark in Bahia de Los Angeles traveling south and seemingly unaware of the massive fish school that was swimming towards it. The fish school was incredibly ...
An Unexpected Chase with Help From a Pelican
September 30th 2022 I found a whale shark within a large school of baitfish of a species I wasn't able to identify. The whale shark appears to have already been feeding on the fish but by the time ...