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Hundreds of whale sharks, the largest fish in the world have gathered for their annual summer congregation in the Gulf of Mexico.

The huge fish converge on the coastal waters of Cancun from May to September.

About 250 whale sharks have been seen before in a positive sign for the species, three of New Zealand News reports.

A record was established in 2009 with 420 whale sharks in a single aerial survey.

Local biologist Rafael de la Parra says that marine species such as dolphins, manta rays, whale sharks and tuna to come to Isla Mujeres in the Gulf of Mexico, and feed on plankton, algae, krill and small fish and squid Three New Zealand News says.

De la Parra, government conservation group Project Domino, believes the Sharks are playing.

Biologists said they thought that increased sightings Isla Mujeres was a point along the migration route of sharks, but recent research indicates otherwise.

Meanwhile, reports the UK Daily Mail that a man was about to be swallowed by a shark as he was photographing.

Mauricio Handler, 49 years and father of two, said he was leading an expedition of photographers there when the moment was captured by the camera.

"The image of the diver staring into the gaping jaws of the shark was an incredible adrenaline rush," reports the Daily Mail

"They have very good eyesight, but the diver was able to pull off the road. If I had to have been absorbed by the massive shark's mouth would have just spit it out."

The Daily Mail reported that some 600 shark-feeding time.

The whale shark is mostly gray with white underside. It is not dangerous to humans and can live between 60 and 150 years.

Whale sharks have been recorded up to 46 feet long and 15-ton whale shark but the average is 25 feet long.

Only swim about 4.8 kilometers per hour and, unlike many other species of sharks that swim by moving the whole body from side to side.