Photo: World's Largest Shark Species at Risk, Expert Says



A diver swims with a whale shark off Ningaloo Reef, Australia. Megafish expert Zeb Hogan says whale sharks, the world's largest fish species, are coming under pressure from overfishing and habitat degradation and are in need of greater protection.

Photograph by David Doubilet/NGS


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