Basking shark video

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Neil Hambleton

bbc_shark1_226The BBC website has a short video from Dan Burton of basking sharks arriving off Cornwall as part of their annual migration. Even though hundreds are now arriving, they are still pretty difficult to spot.

Like their larger cousins, whale sharks, these 7 ton giants are plankton feeders. It is now believed that they come up to the UK to breed.

Go to the BBC website and take a look.

About Neil Hambleton

I am a British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) Advanced Diver and an Open Water Instructor. I have been diving since 1992, after joining South China Diving Club (SCDC), which is a Hong Kong-based branch of the BSAC. Having moved to New Zealand, I am now a member of BSAC New Zealand.
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