Speed, C.Meekan, M.Russell, B.Bradshaw, C.2008-11-122008-11-122009Marine Biodiversity Records, 2009; 2:e15-1-e15-31755-26721755-2672http://hdl.handle.net/2440/48339Received November 19 2007, Accepted January 25 2008We document two recent beach strandings of whale sharks on both the east and west coasts of Australia and compare them to strandings of other species of shark and cetaceans. Historically, whale shark stranding is an unusual phenomenon in Australia. Although the reasons for whale shark strandings are speculative, their low frequency suggests they are unlikely to pose any considerable threat to the population viability of this species in Australia.en© Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009whale sharkRhincodon typusbeach strandingAustraliaJournal article002008287510.1017/S175526720800015841848Bradshaw, C. [0000-0002-5328-7741]