Welcome to the Basking Shark Project Basking Sharks are fabulous creatures in many ways. Not only are they one of only three filter feeding shark species but they are also the second largest fish in the sea - reaching a mammoth 11 metres long! Latest News! First sightings of the year!!!
The first Basking Shark sightings of the year have come in from Dorset and Cornwall - keep your eyes peeled for more
The SeaWatch SW Annual Report 2007 is now available online HERE. The full 112-page report, illustrated with colour photos throughout, contains the results of monitoring of the Basking Shark and Balearic Shearwater in UK and Irish waters during 2007.