The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

Chrys Mellor photographed a basking shark swimming off the coast of Flamborough Head, near Bridlington A basking shark, the world's second largest fish, has been spotted off the Yorkshire coast.

Scotland could be the location of the world's first protected ... SNP MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde and a "species champion" for the basking shark said marine protected areas offered a chance ...

“The shark was struck while feeding on the ... McInturf stressed that, given Ireland’s unique position as one of the few ...

Fishers in Albania caught a blue shark with an 18-centimetre fragment of swordfish bill embedded in its skull, in the first ...

Scotland’s west coast seas are internationally important for whales, dolphins and harbour porpoise – collectively known as cetaceans – and the globally endangered basking shark. Sighting ...

These uncommon species are very challenging to research and observe since they live in some of the sea's most inaccessible locations, such as isolated ... and hunt in the dark depths of the ocean.

The results are published by Scotland's nature agency, NatureScot. Most of 2023's basking shark sightings were within the Sea of the Hebrides Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area. A similar ...

You've got the chance to spot the ocean's apex predator on this incredible route in Cornwall, thanks to Shark Helmets.

The results are published by Scotland's nature agency, NatureScot. Most of 2023's basking shark sightings were within the Sea of the Hebrides Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area. A similar ...