A first mate from New Hampshire recalled the moments he saw two large basking sharks off the coast of Rye Harbor.

A fisherman has filmed a basking shark off the Croatian coast near Rijeka. The footage shows the animal, which is up to twelve meters long, in close proximity to a boat.

An endangered female basking shark was near the surface of the water off the coast of Ireland in April when the keel of a boat cut across her back. Researchers says it's the first such recording.

This basking shark may look like it’s smiling but sadly, it is not. This poor individual stranded on a beach along Cape Cod Bay. There are a lot of baskos around this year and unfortunately some ...

A customer at a Rhode Island restaurant this week captured an extraordinary scene on video as a giant shark surfaced behind boaters in Great Salt Pond. In the footage, as the shark’s fins slice ...

The basking shark is a massive creature, growing up to 40 feet (12 meters) long, and is among the largest fish in the world — second only to the whale shark. Basking sharks are also endangered.

Basking shark sighting in Rhode Island. Unlike the titular creature in "Jaws," this shark is no bloodthirsty great white.Atlantic Shark Institute executive director Jon Dodd says this is a basking ...

Basking sharks are up to 30 feet long, and they filter feed on plankton. This stranded 24-foot shark likely weighed around two tons, which is about 4,000 pounds.

A 25-foot basking shark has been spotted cruising off the coast of Hampton Beach. Here's what to know about the second largest sharks alive today.

The uptick in basking shark sightings near the coast could be due to “plentiful food and favorable water conditions,” Laurino said. She noted that the sharks were traveling in “cooler waters ...

The basking shark is a massive creature, growing up to 40 feet (12 meters) long, and is among the largest fish in the world — second only to the whale shark. Basking sharks are also endangered.