Data for Manuscript: The Needle in the Haystack: Searchng for the First Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregation in the Southwest Pacific

Whale shark sightings on the east coast of Australia, reported to variuous public sightings databases until 2018. Note, that the coordinates of one encounter was shifted by 25 km due to a data embargo. Data spurces as per table: BOF = Biopixel Oceans Foundation; https://biopixeloceans.org EOR = Eye on the Reef sightings network (GBRMPA); https://eotr.gbrmpa.gov.au/sightings Sharkbook = Sharkbook: Wildbook for whale sharks; https://www.sharkbook.ai Community Whaleshark = additional data provided by Jessica Funnel