Whale shark focus of expedition

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – Biologists from the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Lab took to the water recently to get a closer look at whale sharks, which gather by the hundreds in June and July within 30 miles of the coast. The crew of researchers and volunteers spent last week on their first whale shark fact-finding expedition to learn more about the fish. (Source: Sun Herald, Mississippi Press, 06/17/09)