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...
© Chelsea Gray
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CODES OF CONDUCT AND POLICY INFORMATION
Download and share our codes of conduct, as well as infographics on current basking shark policy and legislation in Ireland.
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
Here we offer accessible downloads of scientific papers conducted by members or affiliates of the group, past and present.
2024
Chapple, T. K., Cade, D. E., Goldbogen, J., Massett, N., Payne, N., & McInturf, A. G. (2024). Behavioral response of megafauna to boat collision measured via animal-borne camera and IMU. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1430961
2023
McInturf, A. G., Bowman, J., Schulte, J. M., Newton, K. C., Vigil, B., Honig, M., Pelletier, S., Cox, N., Lester, O., Cantor, M., & Chapple, T. K. (2023). A unified paradigm for defining elasmobranch aggregations. ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsad099. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad099
2022
Johnston, E. M., Houghton, J. D. R., Mayo, P. A., Hatten, G. K. F., Klimley, A. P., & Mensink, P. J. (2022). Cool runnings: Behavioural plasticity and the realised thermal niche of basking sharks. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 105(12), 2001–2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-021-01202-8
2022
McInturf, A. G., Muhling, B., Bizzarro, J. J., Fangue, N. A., Ebert, D. A., Caillaud, D., & Dewar, H. (2022). Spatial Distribution, Temporal Changes, and Knowledge Gaps in Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Sightings in the California Current Ecosystem. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.818670
2022
Sims, D. W., Berrow, S. D., O’Sullivan, K. M., Pfeiffer, N. J., Collins, R., Smith, K. L., Pfeiffer, B. M., Connery, P., Wasik, S., Flounders, L., Queiroz, N., Humphries, N. E., Womersley, F. C., & Southall, E. J. (2022). Circles in the sea: Annual courtship “torus” behaviour of basking sharks Cetorhinus maximus identified in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15187
2022
Gray, C., Peters-Burton, E., Smith, C., & Parsons, E. C. M. (2022). Basking shark tourism in Donegal, Ireland – a case-study of public interest and support for shark conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 32(3), 537–550. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3774
PROJECT REPORTS
This list contains all of the reports assembled since the Inishowen Basking Shark Study Group began its concerted monitoring effort.
2019 Chelsea Gray (George Mason University)
Support for basking shark tourism in Donegal, Ireland (Msc. Thesis Report)
2018
Inishowen Costal
Explorer’s Report 2018
2017
Donegal Youth
Consultation Report
2014 Feedback from stakeholder consultation
Malin Head Ocean Centre, Marine Park and Biosphere Area Proposal (ongoing)
2012
Monster Munch Project
Final Report
2011
Inishowen Basking Shark
Study Group Report
2009
Heritage Council
Report