A 7-meter basking shark feeding near the surface after it was tagged by researchers. NEWPORT, Ore. – Hours after tagging an endangered basking shark off the coast of Ireland in April, researchers ...

Note: Before we get started, let’s define what pelagic actually means. “Right now, the word pelagic can be a little obscure”, he explains. “But it refers to the open ocean, so the offshore, high seas ...

A massive shark washed up on a Cape Cod beach this week, as researchers try to figure out what led to the shark getting stranded. It has already been a very busy year for basking sharks in Cape Cod ...

Understanding basking shark behavior over a full year reveals how they adapt to environmental shifts and why that matters for ocean conservation. Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) are the second ...

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