The basking sharks were spotted in Keem Bay on County Mayo’s Achill Island on the north-west coast of Ireland. Their big fins were just metres away from adults and children swimming in the water .

Basking Shark season tends to be May or October, and there are a few hotspots around the British Isles where you'll most ...

In Northern Ireland, basking sharks have been protected under the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, which makes it illegal to intentionally kill, injure or harass basking sharks in UK waters.

Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) up to 30-feet long have been sighted congregating near Achill Island, Ireland, as conservationists urge beachgoers to keep their distance.According to the Irish ...

It seems shark season has officially arrived in the UK. The North Wales coast - particularly Anglesey - is one of the locations where you might spot a basking shark, the second largest fish in the ...

Shocking moment an endangered basking shark is struck by a boat in Ireland's National Marine Park is caught on camera - and scientists don't know if it made it out alive ...

Researchers took videos of basking sharks off the coast of Malin Head, Ireland to understand the speed and height at which they jump. The footage revealed that one basking shark accelerated from a ...

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 ...

Effect of the boat strike on the shark. The researchers were conducting a pre-planned study within Ireland’s National Marine Park to investigate basking shark foraging behavior and its ...

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Two sharks were filmed swimming along the shore of a beach while people looked on in awe. Their big fins were just metres away from adults and children swimming in the water. Beachgoers can be ...