Basking Sharks - Isle of Man.mp4

Great footage of a basking shark shot by kayaker Craig Whalley off the Isle of Man. Courtesy of © Craig Whalley.

Uploaded originally by © telegraphtv on Jun 23, 2010

The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second largest living shark, after the whale shark. It is a cosmopolitan migratory species, found in all the world's temperate oceans. It is a slow moving and generally harmless filter feeder and has anatomical adaptations to filter feeding, such as a greatly enlarged mouth and highly developed gill rakers.

It has long been a commercially important fish, as a source of food, shark fin, animal feed, and shark liver oil. Over-exploitation has reduced its populations to the point that some have apparently disappeared and others need protection.
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