Apart from the waters of the West Pacific off the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan, whale sharks can also be seen swimming freely in the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and along the coasts of the Indian Ocean.
除西太平洋菲律賓、台灣、日本外海，南太平洋、加勒比海、印度洋岸也都可以見到鯨鯊自在悠游。