Carl Sbarounis was flying his plane over the ocean, scouting for fish as a commercial fisherman, when a friend called him with news of a rare sighting: A giant whale shark cruising through the blue ...

A rare visitor from warmer waters made an appearance off the Southern California coast, and the stunning encounter was all caught on video. Photographer Carl Sbarounis captured footage of a whale ...

A massive whale shark was spotted cruising between Malibu and Santa Barbara Island, offering local researchers a vivid ...

A whale shark made a rare appearance in southern California waters, drone footage from Wednesday, September 9, shows. This footage, captured by Carl Sbarounis/@airpilikia, shows the large shark ...

The Malibu whale shark sighting is the latest in a growing list of tropical species turning up in state waters this season.

A dramatic video posted to Instagram shows a huge whale shark swimming off the Southern California coastline. The post put ...

Thanks to warm coastal waters and the developing El Niño, Southern California is seeing an influx of sea creatures not commonly found in the region. Last month, a hammerhead shark was captured on ...

There have been several recent media reports about an expected influx of great white sharks into Southern California as a result of warm water generated by an intensifying El Niño. But this week ...

A hammerhead shark, similar to this one, was spotted Thursday off the Malibu Pier.(Tahsin Ceylan / Anadolu via Getty Images) A hammerhead shark paid a rare visit to the Southern California coast this ...

A whale shark is filmed by pilot Carl Sbarounis between Malibu and Santa Barbara Island, about 30 miles off the coast.