Humans are the biggest threat to these endangered fish, which are illegally hunted and sold as food.
Whale sharks are the largest shark, and indeed largest of any fishes alive today. They feed on plankton and travel large distances to find enough food to sustain their huge size, and to reproduce.
The species is vulnerable to being caught as bycatch in nets as well as being fished for their meat and fins. Whale sharks are quite literally dying faster than they can reproduce. The lack of enforcement of whale shark protection policies also contributes to the whale shark’s listing as endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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