HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – A 30-foot whale shark was recently spotted off the coast of Panama City Beach, Florida. Reports of whale sharks in the Gulf of Mexico date back to the 1930s. However, researchers still know very little about their biology or habitat preferences. Through efforts conducted by The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader