addressing such questions will be critical to informing not only our ecological understanding of the basking shark, but also the conservation of this globally endangered species." Additional co ...

"This is a very rare record of a juvenile basking shark, a protected species in New Zealand waters," said Clinton Duffy, Technical Advisor Marine for the Department of Conservation, in a statement.

addressing such questions will be critical to informing not only our ecological understanding of the basking shark, but also the conservation of this globally endangered species.” Additional ...

addressing such questions will be critical to informing not only our ecological understanding of the basking shark, but also the conservation of this species.” Oregon State University’s ...

and is among the largest fish in the world — second only to the whale shark. Basking sharks are also endangered. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that around 20,000 ...

In this case, a 7-meter-long (23-foot) basking shark was hit by the keel of a ... and the study authors are keen to point out that conservation gains within the region may impact on maritime ...

Video of a huge shark swimming around Rhode Island's Block Island on Memorial Day is going viral. The video taken by Jen ...

It is now hoped that the scientists' findings will help bolster basking shark conservation efforts in the area. A paper on the research was recently published in the Journal of Fish Biology.