Basking Shark

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Shark watchers' appeal over tag  -  Oct 28, 2008
BBC News,Beachcombers could earn themselves £200 if they find a satellite tag which has fallen off a 7m-long (23ft) basking shark called Colin.

Alma fishermen land 30-foot shark  -  Nov 8, 2008
Times and Transcript,BY ALAN COCHRANE ALMA - The MacDonald family of Alma has been fishing lobster and other species for many years, but the 30-foot basking shark they hooked

Sharks and rays off UK shores critically endangered and facing ...  -  Nov 11, 2008
guardian.co.uk,The basking shark, the world's second largest fish, is listed as vulnerable. The report was released ahead of European commission recommendations for

£200 reward for shark tag return  -  Oct 21, 2008
Western Telegraph,The tag has been lost from a seven metre basking shark called Colin, one of four sharks tagged by the Manx Basking Shark Watch last July.

Poor weather keep basking sharks away  -  Oct 24, 2008
Cornish Guardian,The SeaWatch SW survey team this year recorded 297 basking shark sightings off Gwennap Head, near Land's End in Cornwall. But for the second year in a row,

Poppy protocol and poppy tradition differ  -  Nov 12, 2008
Times and Transcript,Few people realize that the Bay of Fundy is home to a variety of sharks, including the basking shark which was hauled ashore at Alma, the second-biggest

Government Fails To Stop Shark Finning  -  Oct 22, 2008
Voxy,The new plan intends to protect only one other - the basking shark - which can fetch more than $US50,000 for a single large fin. Kirstie Knowles says there

Meeting eyes health of Saanich Inlet environment  -  Nov 9, 2008
Times Colonist,..."Since 1970 the basking shark has been exterminated on the west coast of BC and I don't want to see that happen to any other species," she said.

Plugin adds reef view to Google Earth  -  Oct 27, 2008
Practical Fishkeeping,...has contributed information on 43 marine sites around the coast of England that protect species such as the basking shark, seahorses, corals and algae.

Populist: 19-25 October  -  Oct 25, 2008
Londonist,...created a dedicated downturn webpage. Electric cabs seems likely, a station might be reclaimed and Crossrail might bring a basking shark to Canary Wharf.

In The Jaws Of Crossrail  -  Oct 21, 2008
Londonist,It looks like a basking shark about to swallow a dinky Docklands cruiser but stretching along the dockside with a length of 217.75 metres it also resembles

Manx basking shark research sparks global interest  -  Sep 21, 2008
Isle of Man Today,With a one-metre-wide mouth, a mature basking shark — a relative of the Great White shark — can grow up to 12 metres long. And we are the lucky ones ... we

Get to know second largest fish  -  Sep 24, 2008
Press and Journal,Shark expert Colin Speedie will also give the lowdown on the research he has been carrying out for Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to find basking shark

DNA could help identify 200-year-old Stronsay Beast  -  Sep 4, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,It was once suggested that it was a basking shark, but the claim has been disputed because of its unusually large size. Others claim it had a long neck that

One year and no sightings of basking sharks  -  Sep 11, 2008
The Westerly,After the sharks clashed with fishing equipment mid-century, the federal government embarked on a basking shark eradication program from the late 1940s

Man 'bitten by shark' as he poses for photograph on boat  -  Sep 1, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,He said there had only been four documented cases of shark "attacks" off British waters in the past, the most serious being when a basking shark

Does Damien Hirst's auction at Sotheby's mean the end of the gallery?  -  Sep 6, 2008
Times Online,Earlier in the summer, a basking shark was washed up on the beach in Cornwall, and he bought that as well. If the full-sized, glassed-in animals are the

Wildlife Watch: Lots to Look Out for on Sea and Land Over Key Weekend  -  Sep 19, 2008
RedOrbit,..."Basking shark numbers have been healthy this year too, with groups of around 50 spotted on several occasions. Only minke whale numbers seem lower than

Biologists launch effort to clean up lost fishing gear off  -  Sep 1, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,A basking shark washed up on Santa Cruz Island, August 2007 after becoming entangled in an improperly discarded fishing net. Online and sister publication

'Epic journey was my Everest'  -  Sep 2, 2008
Portsmouth News,En route he saw dolphins, whales and even a basking shark. There was stunning scenery too, but it was no pleasure cruise. Geoff says: 'It was getting up at

Important Facts About Finning Live Sharks: It's Already Illegal  -  Sep 2, 2008
Voxy,Internationally protected shark species found in New Zealand waters (basking shark, whale shark and great white shark) are not commercially fished.

Sharks of the Channel  -  14 Aug 2008
The Santa Barbara Independent,Basking Shark: Second largest fish, after the (non-local) whale shark. Slow moving, generally harmless filter feeder. Reach from 20-26 feet in length.

Beach lifeguards help shark count  -  Aug 12, 2008
BBC News,The basking shark is a regular visitor to the Cornish coast but little is understood about the status of their population or about their behaviour.

Shark-spotters wanted in Cornwall  -  Jul 25, 2008
BBC News,Precious little is known about the basking shark. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Joana Doyle from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Atlantic Canada’s waters shark-infested — but not to worry  -  Aug 2, 2008
TheChronicleHerald.ca,The largest, the basking shark, can be up to eight metres long. Of the roughly 400 species of sharks in the world’s oceans, Mr. Campana said,

Basking sharks are long-distance swimmers  -  Aug 5, 2008
Practical Fishkeeping,The authors speculate that such long-distance migrations may be a normal feature of basking shark biology, citing recent studies that have shown other large

No Real Threat: Shark Experts Seek to Calm the Public Fears  -  Jul 18, 2008
Martha's Vineyard Gazette,Further, he said, “The difference between a fin on a great white shark and a big mako, and even a basking shark is not easy to tell.

Five facts you never knew about the sharks of the North  -  Jul 28, 2008
Discovery Reports Canada,Unfortunately the basking shark has not been so lucky. What used to be a widely spread population, Canada's number of basking's has close to disappeared;

Cool Seas Road Show inspires care for oceans  -  Aug 5, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...a common dolphin, a porpoise, a minke whale, a grey seal with her pup, a leatherback turtle, turtle hatchlings, a basking shark and a great white shark!

Endangered porbeagle shark spotted off Welsh coast  -  Jul 18, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,..."The first thing I said was 'Wow, that isn't basking shark'" he said. "To be that close to a wild free shark was amazing." "On occasions it almost beached

Sharks tagged off Inishowen  -  Jul 28, 2008
Derry Today,...“Nowhere else in the North Eastern Atlantic is getting such regular Basking Shark numbers this late in the season.�? The team placed red visual

Rare Porbeagle Shark spotted Wales  -  Jul 23, 2008
Divemaster,..."The first thing I said was 'Wow, that isn't basking shark,'" he said. "To be that close to a wild free shark was amazing. "The bottles may have objected to

Wild Things  -  Jul 24, 2008
SmithsonianBiology Letters, May 28, 2008 "Transatlantic migration and deep mid-ocean diving by basking shark," Mauvis A. Gore et al., Biology Letters, May 29,

Fishermen weigh in hefty catch  -  Jul 19, 2008
Hartlepool Today,A basking shark came up that was bigger than the boat. It burst out of the net." But despite the spectacular finds, Keith said: "We just take it as it comes

Get ready for British Beachcombing Weekend  -  Jul 17, 2008
Easier (press release),As further encouragement, beachcombers can send in their beachcombing experiences to the site for a chance to win their very own basking shark!

So much to sea  -  Jul 28, 2008
MaineToday.com,..."Keep in mind, there has never been a shark attack in the history of Maine," Sullivan said. "And when we do have sightings, it is of a basking shark.

Weis offers one-day whale watch  -  Jul 31, 2008
Sparta IndependentPast sightings include Humpback, Minke and Finback Whales, Northern Gannet, Wilson’s Storm Petrel, Basking Shark and Sea Turtles. The limit is 49 people,

Whale whisperer releases mammoth mammals from fishing nets  -  Jul 28, 2008
Canada.com,...to know he can save them money and frustration if they call him when a whale, turtle or basking shark - alive or dead - gets tangled in their gear.

UK's marine ecologists start to think big  -  Jul 26, 2008
Independent,...coincides with a campaign to highlight the plight of Britain's larger fish species by concentrating on the biggest of them all – the basking shark.

Minke whale saved in dramatic Forth rescue  -  Aug 1, 2008
Dunferline Press,...“I’ve never seen a whale before, and certainly not this far up the Forth, though I did once see a basking shark a while back. I’m glad there was a happy

Old sailing vessels and new appendages  -  Jul 16, 2008
Vendée Globe,That is to say, the replacement of the keel on PRB, damaged following a collision with a basking shark, when he was racing in the Transat.

The whale rescuer  -  Jul 22, 2008
Nova News Now,If there is a whale, turtle or basking shark (alive or dead) caught in your fishing gear, or you see any of these marine animals on a beach, call toll-free,

Tony to live among the sharks  -  Apr 17, 2008
Exmouth Journal,Mr Peirce, who began planning the expedition two years ago, is a past trustee of the Basking Shark Society, a co-founder of the International White Shark

Aussie shark finning up 500 percent  -  Apr 2, 2008
CDNN,Less than half a kilogram of dried shark fin can fetch more than $300, and a single fin from a basking shark - the second-largest fish species in the world

Stralsund building world's largest life-size whale model  -  Apr 4, 2008
The Local,...which will also include models of a 16 metre-long humpback whale and its calf, an 8 metre-long orca whale, and an 8 metre-long basking shark.

Shark was endangered, not dangerous  -  Feb 8, 2008
Cyprus Mail,The department clarified that the official name for the ‘pamparakis’ is cetorhinus maximus or basking shark. “It is not considered dangerous to humans and

Surprising Sharks opens at Tring  -  Feb 11, 2008
Natural History Museum,...shark that can be seen around the coast of Britain, and they range in size from the small-spotted catshark at 40cm to the 11-metre-long basking shark.

Bottoms up in Berlin  -  Feb 17, 2008
BCLocalNews,...(Another tidbit: the North Sea’s basking shark is the world’s second-largest fish, growing to nine metres [30 feet], but eats only plankton.

Presentations by Enfield British Sub Aqua Club at Grundy Park ...  -  Jan 28, 2008
Broxbourne Borough Council (press release),This will focus on issues relating to UK shark species (including basking shark, blue, and porbeagle), and will include details on where to view them and

Model assesses chrondrichthyan extinction risk  -  Nov 26, 2007
Practical Fishkeeping,Carcharias taurus), the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), the porbeagle (Lamna nasus) and the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

UK. International Polar Year to be unveiled at Earls Court Boat Show  -  Nov 26, 2007
BYM News (press release),Exhibits will include every sea animal sailors are likely to encounter, including giant whales and dolphins, turtles, a basking shark - and even a great

Jaws in the Med? Not for much longer, scientists warn  -  Nov 22, 2007
Malta Today,...“The only sharks and rays to be protected by law in Malta are the Great White, the Basking shark and the Mediterranean manta,�? Buttigieg told MaltaToday.

Mediterranean is shark danger zone, warns report  -  Nov 15, 2007
Scenta.co.uk,...only three have received any protection as a result: the white and basking shark in EU and Croatian waters, and the giant devil ray off Malta and Croatia.

New online nature newsletter launched  -  Nov 22, 2007
Belfast Telegraph,...like wallpapers and screensavers of the campaign's stars, including Cyril the Squirrel, the Basking Shark, the Blue Eyed Grass and the Brent Goose.

Changes needed to save sea life  -  Nov 10, 2007
ic Wales,As many seabirds and fish species, such as the basking shark, depend on these communities as their source of food we could, in due course,

No carping about Hugh's new crew  -  Nov 8, 2007
Scotsman,Later on he played a round of fish-based Scrabble, swam with a basking shark, and met up with a kilted Scotsman who had knocked up a DIY fish smoker in his

How people power can help to turn the tide  -  Nov 5, 2007
Scotsman,And anybody at sea or on the coast, looking out to sea, can send us basking shark sightings to help protect this gentle giant. "Sea users can also report

WATCHING NINEVA BURN  -  Nov 1, 2007
Cape Cod Today,Along comes a great shark, probably a basking shark, and it swallows Jonah. I know, I know, the popular version refers to a whale but in the Hebrew version

Call for action to save Wales marine life  -  Nov 3, 2007
ic Wales,Other wildlife at risk include the basking shark and the leatherback turtle. The appeal comes as a new WWF report warns underwater habitats are being

Orkney beast 'similar to Nessie'  -  Nov 2, 2007
BBC News,Its carcass, which some said was that of a basking shark, was found off Stronsay in 1808. Dr Simpson said the descriptions of its long neck were along the

Cure for boredom: eat more fish  -  Nov 8, 2007
The Herald,Hugh hopped into it to swim beside a basking shark. Blokey games of Scrabble were played. Cups of tea were drunk, as was wine.

Weird, wicked weird Weird science  -  Nov 3, 2007
SunJournal.com (subscription),It turned out to be a basking shark. It was a fate similar to the Turner Beast, which, after all the hoopla last summer, turned out to be a dog.

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