Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus, Aggregate around Offshore Platforms in Qatari Waters of the Arabian Gulf to Feed on Fish Spawn

• David P. Robinson ,

  * E-mail: sharkwatcharabia@gmail.com

  Affiliation Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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• Mohammed Y. Jaidah,

  Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

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• Rima W. Jabado,

  Affiliation UAE University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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• Katie Lee-Brooks,

  Affiliation Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom

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• Nehad M. Nour El-Din,

  Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

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• Ameena A. Al. Malki,

  Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

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• Khaled Elmeer,

  Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

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• Paul A. McCormick,

  Affiliation Qatar Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar

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• Aaron C. Henderson,

  Affiliation The School for Field Studies, Center for Marine Resource Studies, Turks & Caicos Islands

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• Simon J. Pierce,

  Affiliation Marine Megafauna Foundation/ECOCEAN USA, Tofo Beach, Mozambique

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• Rupert F. G. Ormond

  Affiliations Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Marine Conservation International, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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