Basking Shark (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

University of Exeter

Basking Shark (3 of 3)

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New research suggests the number of basking sharks recorded in Britain’s seas could be increasing, decades after being protected from commercial hunting in the late 20th century. This images features a basking shark fin.

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Colin Speedie

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