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Basking Sharks in the News
Recent News 2008

Racers On Alert To Miss Sharks
June 21, 2008
Basking Shark Ddiscovery From Tagging Project
June 17, 2008
Tag Reveals The Secret Of UK Sharks' Long Winter Breaks
June 16, 2008
Tagging Study Reveals Basking Sharks' Journey
June 5, 2008
Basking Sharks Return To Isle Of Man Waters
May 28, 2008
Mystery Of Basking Shark Habits Uncovered
May 28, 2008


2007

Harmless Giant Basking Sharks Reach Record In UK Waters
November 16, 2007
Jaws Drop As Shark Turns Up On Beach
October 6, 2007
Basking Sharks Spotted Off Farne Islands
October 3, 2007
Sea Leaves, Retrieves Large Dead Shark On LI Beach
September 23, 2007
Call For Protection Area To Save Sharks
September 11, 2007
460 Sharks Spotted Off Cornwall In One Day
September 8, 2007
Basking Shark Bonanza
September 7, 2007
Basking Sharks Injured By Boats
September 1, 2007
Appeal After Basking Shark Death
August 30, 2007
Leave Basking Sharks Alone, Say Marine Experts
August 16, 2007
Basking Sharks Spotted Off Coast
August 14, 2007
Shark Tag's Cross-Country Journey
August 3, 2007
Shark Spotters Scouring The Sea
August 2, 2007
Shark Spotting: Fin By Fin
August 1, 2007
Basking Shark Found Stranded After Being Caught In Illegal Salmon Drift Net
July 10, 2007
Swimmers Rush INTO The Sea...To Take A Closer Look At A 16ft Shark
June 11, 2007
Basking Shark Is Disappearing
May 1, 2007
Early Sighting Of Basking Shark
April 20, 2007
Shark Rescued Off Cornish Coast
April 18, 2007
Divers Urged To Report Basking Shark Sightings
April 17, 2007
The End Of The Basking Shark
January 23, 2007
News 2006

Seven-Metre Shark Captured Off Sesimbra Coast
November 25, 2006
Sharks' 'Dramatic' Shift To Scottish Waters
October 4, 2006
Survey Team Spots Basking Sharks
August 20, 2006
Warning To Boat Users
June 9, 2006
lsland Basks In Shark Sightings
June 9, 2006
Basking Sharks Seen Off Cornwall
June 7, 2006
Scientists Study Basking Shark Found Dead On Newport Beach
May 18, 2006


2005

Basking Shark Swims Onto List Of Endangered Species
November 26, 2005
More Sharks In Scotland's Waters
September 16, 2005
Giant Shark Saved From Net Trap
July 22, 2005
Basking Sharks 'Canny Hunters'
July 21, 2005
Britain's Sharks 'Moving North'
June 17, 2005


2004

Wildlife Group In Bid To Protect Basking Sharks
September 28, 2004
Scotland Tops Basking Shark Sweep
September 14, 2004
Shark Sightings Briefly Close Wells Beach
August 30, 2004
Scots Waters Perfect For Basking In
August 25, 2004
Swimming With Giants
August 16, 2004
Hunt For The Giants Of The Deep
July 12, 2004
Basking Shark Excites Beach Crowd
June 21, 2004
Appeal For Clues To Basking Shark Deaths
June 19, 2004
Five Sharks Found Dead On Coast
June 18, 2004
Sharks Sighted Off Long Island's East End
June 15, 2004
Basking Shark In The Calm Waters Of Killala Bay
June 2, 2004
Basking Shark Survey Sails Again
March 30, 2004


2003

Basking Sharks Back In Scots Waters
August 29, 2003
Study To Help Protect Basking Sharks
July 4, 2003


2002

CITES Lists Basking Sharks and Whale Sharks in Appendix II
November 18, 2002
Basking Sharks Tracked by Satellites
September 10, 2002


2000

Departments of Commerce and Interior Support United Kingdom's Move to Protect Basking Sharks
October 4, 2000


1999

Malta Protects White Sharks, Basking Sharks and Manta Rays
November 19, 1999