Another whale shark was spotted off the coast of Destin on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
16-year-old Wyatt Hinze was fishing with his dad, Capt. Mike Hinze, yesterday and took this video while on board the private boat Jumpin’ Monkey out of Destin.
- Wyatt is a Destin High School student and part of the fishing program.
This whale shark is not one of the two whale sharks that were tagged last week by the Okaloosa Coastal Resource Team. There were also reports of whale shark sighting near Panama City.
If you spot a whale shark while they are here, please report it using the form on this page.
- The form allows for the documentation of future encounters to assess the prevalence of whale sharks in the area.
