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The Trust has produced codes of conduct for approaching basking sharks [2] and whale sharks [3] safely and responsibly. It also campaigns for legislative protection of vulnerable shark species and for tighter legislation restricting shark finning. [4] The Shark Trust holds outreach and engagement events for the public.
The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest living shark and fish, [4] after the whale shark. It is one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Typically, basking sharks reach 7.9 m (26 ft) in length.
Cetorhinidae is a family of filter feeding mackerel sharks, whose members are commonly known as basking sharks. It includes the extant basking shark, Cetorhinus, as well as two extinct genera, Caucasochasma and Keasius. [3] [4]
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.
The last sighting of a live basking shark was in 2012, although the species used to be "very common" in New Zealand waters during the mid-late 1990s. The basking shark is the second-largest fish ...
In total, the researchers uncovered about 10,000 documented sightings of basking sharks in a large region of the United States.
A dedicated marine conservationist, Fergusson was a founding trustee, inaugural chairman and now a patron of the Shark Trust, a wildlife charity formed in 1997 and based in Plymouth, UK. Since 1994, he has served as a member of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Shark Specialist Group, assisting with preparation of Red List status accounts.
As their name suggests, basking sharks are mostly thought of as gentle giants, lolling on the ocean’s surface as they feed on plankton, their huge mouths wide open.A recent encounter off the ...