Coastline of Mozambique

Description

Inhambane, Mozambique from the air. Aerial surveys from 2004 to 2008 found a relatively high density of whale sharks, an endangered species, along a 200 km stretch of Inhambane Province's coast, with a pronounced hotspot off Praia do Tofo. Tagged sharks spent more time in cooler, shallower coastal water rich in plankton, which suggests they come to feed, and the growing use of drifting gill nets there is likely a threat to them.