The paths followed by whale sharks on their travels through the oceans have still not been clearly identified. It is generally thought that they migrate seasonally, and that their movements are also affected by variations in water temperature, salinity, winds and tides.
在大洋間洄游的鯨鯊，目前的移動路徑仍未被清楚掌握，一般認為鯨鯊隨著季節遷移，水溫、鹽分、風與海潮的變化，也會影響牠們的洄游。