Data from: Ensemble modelling of the potential distribution of the whale shark in the Atlantic Ocean

<p><span>This dataset reports observations of whale shark (<i>Rhincodon typus</i>) in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean. Data were obtained by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) observers program, and were rescaled to the resolution of the Bio-ORACLE 2.0 variables, against which they were modelled along with presences from additional online sources. Our data include both presence and surveyed absence records – i.e., places where observers were active and did not detect whale sharks – within 5 arc-minute pixels spanning the surveyed area.</span></p>