Whale Shark A whale shark was spotted near the surface and we all ran out of the labs to see this rare animal. Whale sharks are the largest fish reaching 45 feet. This shark was probably about 15 feet long. This photo was taken by chief engineer Terry Anderson.
Photographer | Terry Anderson |
Region | Hawaiian Islands |
Location | R/V Thompson, Loihi Seamount |
JASON Dive | J2-365 |
JASON Event | Unknown |
Latitude | Unknown |
Longitude | Unknown |
Elevation | Unknown |
People | Unknown |
Keywords | Hawaii, Submarine, Volcano, Biogeosciences, Iron-oxidizing microbes, FeMO2008, TN255, R/V Thomas G. Thompson |
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