Basking shark aggregations from 36 to 1398: New paper reviews historic sightings records
Largest aggregation sighted had 1,400 animals Ten large aggregations of basking sharks were identified between June 1980 and November 2013, ranging from 36 to at least 1,398 animals within an 11.5-mile (18.5-kilometer) radius of the central point in the aggregation. Data on breaching, circular swimming movements, and/or apparent feeding behaviour were recorded in seven of […]