of course ... unless you're talking about places like exmouth in
WA ? ... 
I still have yet to see one in 10 years ....
and the other day, I met this chap from san fran who just came
back from koh tao on holiday ... he just got certified like a month
ago ... and he saw a whale shark, with a CALF, on his second
leisure dive !!!!!!!!! ......
I choked on my beer when I heard that ... 