Description: Help us learn more about these gentle giants by keeping a look-out for them during May-October. If you spot one, record your sighting to our Shark Sightings Database.
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The Basking Shark Project is a great way for you to get involved with Basking Shark conservation.
You can help us learn more about these gentle giants by being on the look-out for them during May-October (Basking Shark Season). And, if you spot one, by recording your sighting on our Shark Sightings Database. Today, Basking Sharks are one of the most widely protected and managed sharks in UK and EU waters. Yet, surprisingly little is known about them. Partly because of the difficulty in conducting field research.
Every year shark enthusiasts flock to UK coasts in the hope of experiencing Basking Sharks firsthand. This provides us with a fantastic opportunity to learn more about these evasive, animals.