title: First record of a whale shark Rhincodon typus in continental Europe.
abstract: A whale shark Rhincodon typus was found in a set-net in southern Portugal in October 2011. This was the first record for continental Europe and represents an increase of the species' known range. Upwelling events and increase in sea-surface temperatures are possible reasons for this occurrence.
authors.affiliation: GIRM-School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Marine Resources Research Group, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641 Peniche, Portugal. nuno@flyingsharks.eu
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: J P S
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: J T C
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Graça
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirofumi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D003710:Demography; D011174:Portugal; D012754:Sharks / Q000502:physiology*