"Clearly a very large shark and reminiscent of a scene from Jaws on this 50th anniversary of the film," the organization said. Basking shark sighting in Rhode Island. Unlike the t ...

Discover the world's second-largest fish/shark - the basking shark, and learn about where to find them in the UK, if they are dangerous and more.

“What I most hope would come out of this is just more research on this species.” The basking shark is a relatively gentle species, known for skimming the ocean’s surface for tiny planktonic ...

as researchers try to figure out what led to the shark getting stranded. It has already been a very busy year for basking sharks in Cape Cod Bay, and some ultimately wash up dead on beaches for a ...

They weren’t sure if it was a whale or a shark. After a little discussion, we determined what they saw was probably a basking shark. I have had a couple of fishermen report a 25-foot basking ...