Ingo Miller
ingomiller.bsky.social
Ingo Miller
@ingomiller.bsky.social
PhD candidate at James Cook University and Biopixel Oceans Foundation.
Sharks 🦈 | movement ecology | spatial ecology | habitat suitability modelling | climate change | U/W photography 📸
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Happy #InternationalWhaleSharkDay!

Animation by Caiti Allison
August 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Constellations of whale sharks gather seasonally in Wreck Bay, along the Great Barrier Reef - the first known aggregation found in eastern Australia and in the entire southwest Pacific Ocean.

More on this here: news.mongabay.com/2025/08/whal...
Whale shark hotspot discovered along the Great Barrier Reef
The whale shark — a shark, not a whale — is the largest fish in the world, roughly the length of a city bus. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), which live in warm seas, are known as majestic creatures. T...
news.mongabay.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Whale sharks are the largest fish in the world and are endangered.

There are only about 30 sites worldwide where they’re known to aggregate — and scientists have finally identified one of them.

The finding is significant for whale shark research and conservation efforts, experts said.
Whale shark hotspot discovered along the Great Barrier Reef
The whale shark — a shark, not a whale — is the largest fish in the world, roughly the length of a city bus. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), which live in warm seas, are known as majestic creatures.…
news.mongabay.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New science uncovers first #whaleshark aggregation on the east coast of Australia #greatbarrierreef

doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
July 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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New paper out! We found that a climate change-driven warming off Sydney has increased the amount of time bull sharks spend around Australia's biggest city. #sharks #climatechange #sydney #bullsharks
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June 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Via @schmidtocean.bsky.social - The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering the First Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregation in the Coral Sea - Ecology and Evolution via @wiley.com

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering the First Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregation in the Coral Sea
This study provides the first documented evidence of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregation in the Coral Sea, located at Wreck Bay on Australia's far northern Great Barrier Reef. The site was id....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM