This week at the Oceanarium, several people asked about a strange animal they saw off of Hampton Beach. They weren’t sure if it was a whale or a shark. After a little discussion, we determined what ...
About the size of a small school bus, the basking shark is the second largest fish in the ocean and is found in temperate and tropical waters across the globe. In the mid-1900s, basking sharks were ...
A spate of basking shark sightings off Ventura County in 2019 turned out to be more of a blip than a comeback for the massive fish. Reports of the sharks, which can grow to be the size of a bus, have ...
In recent years, ocean watchers and marine scientists have noticed something unusual: gentle giants like basking sharks are showing up in places they haven't been spotted in decades — and in numbers ...
In our vast ocean realm, where speed and prowess can often dictate who rules, a select group of fast-swimming apex predators have taken a special place amongst those at the top. Known as 'regional ...
A basking shark feeds off the coast of Scotland. (Getty) About the size of a small school bus, the basking shark is the second largest fish in the ocean and is found in temperate and tropical waters ...
A recent study confirms a striking decrease in basking shark sightings in the California Current Ecosystem after the 1970s and 1980s and examines what is driving their presence and distribution. About ...