Fig 1.
The locations of all study sites and other points of interest for whale sharks in the region, with the Arabian Peninsula (inset).
Fig 2.
Kernel density analysis showing the overall regional occurrence of whale sharks based on submitted sightings.
Fig 3.
The frequency of whale shark encounters at different sites around the Musandam Peninsula, together with the 50% and 95% Percentage Volume Contours (PVC).
Fig 4.
Regional whale shark encounters reported to the Sharkwatch Arabia project (Al Shaheen is shown on the right hand Y axis).
Table 1.
Inter-annual re-sight rates (%) for individual sharks first identified in Al Shaheen.
Fig 5.
Visual size estimates of whale sharks from Al Shaheen.
Fig 6.
Movements of 13 whale sharks identified from their spot pattern and re-sighted at different locations from those at which they were first recorded.
Fig 7.
The probability of re-identifying an individual whale shark over time (LIR; mean ± S.D.) within Al Shaheen compared to the best-fitting movement model.
Table 2.
Model parameters and comparison for the Lagged Identification Rate of whale sharks.
Table 3.
The probability of a shark originally identified from an area being re-sighted within a different area.