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REFLECTIONS ON A RARE BASKING SHARK ENCOUNTER
August 2020
Dr. Simon Berrow narrates his experience with basking sharks in the fall off West Clare. The species is often seen feeding in this area in the spring - but the seasonal timing of this experience was not the only unusual component...
© Emmett Johnston
NEWS | 2011
Mickey Washed Ashore
Councillor Mickey Grant got a shock last week when he was discovered lying on the shore near Malin head. The councillor or his name sake...
Oct 5, 20112 min read
Tour Operator Guidelines
Tour Operators Guidelines Published As part of the Inishowen Development Partnership funding package for 2011 the Inishowen based...
Oct 5, 20111 min read
BBC2 Feature Shark Project
BBC2 will feature the Irish basking shark project this thrusday the 18th of August at 8pm. The film crew visited Malin head as part of...
Aug 16, 20111 min read
Political Sharks Unite
In an unusual departure from political disagreement, three Inishowen based politicians have united in support and praise of a marine...
Aug 5, 20112 min read
Interview with a Shark
BBC Foyle's marine correspondent Mark Patterson took a few hours out of his busy schedule to record an interview with the largest fish in...
Aug 4, 20114 min read
Sharks Indicate Ocean Change
The Inishowen based basking shark study group have detected dramatic changes in 2011 throughout the Atlantic Ocean. The team of...
Jul 8, 20112 min read
Leviathans on the Move!
A basking shark that was tagged in Dingle Bay, Co. Kerry SW Ireland by the Irish Basking Shark Project on the 20 of April has been...
Jul 5, 20112 min read
Baskers in the Kingdom
by Lucy Hunt At the end of April we took the opportunity in the fine weather to get out tagging and sampling basking sharks in Kerry,...
May 11, 20115 min read
Tory Story
The North Donegal Coast was the set location for an interesting tagging tale with a remarkable 24 visual tags deployed and the first ever...
May 3, 20112 min read
Stranded Shark Sculptured
Not for the faint hearted or those of you with a strong sense of smell but a basking shark which stranded at Sandeel Bay Co. Wexford, has...
May 2, 20111 min read
Basking Sharks Aplenty in the Kingdom
A text message from tom Hands of Dingle on the 19 April informing me of two basking sharks near his mooring off Great Blasket alerted us...
Apr 24, 20112 min read
Marine Feast off Malin
The Inishowen Basking Shark research team hit the jackpot on Sunday with perfect calm waters and clear blue sky's off Malin head. The...
Apr 13, 20112 min read
Early 2011 Sightings
Basking shark sightings are starting to trickle into the project teams around the country as days of calm waters have created excellent...
Apr 2, 20111 min read
Funding Secured for Depth Charge Project
The Inishowen Development Partnership have agreed to support a new research initiative which the Inishowen based basking shark team have...
Mar 31, 20111 min read
Seamans Club to Host Talk
On Tuesday the 15th March, the well-known Dublin institution 'The Seamans Club' will host Emmett Johnston of the Irish Basking Shark...
Mar 13, 20112 min read
Tag 78365 Found on Orkney
One of the two Mk 10 pop off satellite tags deployed by the Irish basking shark study Group in 2009 has been found on Orkney this month!...
Mar 12, 20111 min read
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