Campaigning shark expert Colin Speedie said: "We must do everything in our power to protect the
basking shark which is the largest visitor to our shores.
A THRILL-SEEKING 83-yearold went swimming with
basking sharks - before topping off her Hebridean holiday by going for a dip in Fingal's Cave.
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Basking sharks are the world's second largest species of shark and are regular inhabitants of the waters of the UK and Ireland.
Screenshot of a
basking shark off the Tynemouth coast
Two fishermen had a lucky escape in Balintore Bay, at Easter Ross in the Highlands on June 8, 2008, when a 10ft
basking shark hit their boat.
Basking shark (cetorhinus maximus) | Photo by greg skomal" by Greg Skomal via Wikimedia Commons
Aseries of "hotspots" that are important sites for dolphins, whales and
basking sharks in Welsh and English waters should be protected, conservationists have urged.
Deep |trouble:
Basking sharks and dolphins are two of many 'megafauna' who inhabit the seas off North Wales
"We literally almost ran over a
basking shark," Kukulya said.