An endangered female basking shark was near the surface of the water off the coast of Ireland in April when the keel of a boat cut across her back. Researchers says it's the first such recording.

McInturf says only one shark at a time was tagged due to the high cost of the sensors, and that they only stay on a shark for up to 12 hours at a time, so capturing a collision may be indicative ...

Basking shark sighting in Rhode Island. Unlike the titular creature in "Jaws," this shark is no bloodthirsty great white.Atlantic Shark Institute executive director Jon Dodd says this is a basking ...

Shocking moment an endangered basking shark is struck by a boat in Ireland's National Marine Park is caught on camera - and scientists don't know if it made it out alive ...

Scientists – including researchers from the Oregon State University – have released what could be the first-ever video footage of a basking shark being hit by a boat. The incident happened in ...

A massive basking shark spotted off the coast of Block Island on Memorial Day drew comparisons to "Jaws" ahead of the film's 50th anniversary.

A 20 foot basking shark was spotted in the Great Salt Pond near Block Island on Memorial Day. The species is considered vulnerable but sightings are fairly common, especially out close to the ocean.

The accompanying footage shows a massive basking shark alongside a Cape Cod whale-watching vessel on Thursday, and the excitement was palpable in the naturalist’s voice. “This is incredible!

IN NATURE, vol. xiv. p. 313, Prof. E. Perceval Wright gives some account of the Basking Shark, with especial reference to the curious pectinated appendages which lie along the branchial arches of ...

BLUE HILL, Maine (WABI) - A dead shark has drawn some attention in Blue Hill. A roughly 24-foot basking shark is on the shore as boaters and beach goers went to take a look.

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — People eating at a Block Island restaurant over Memorial Day weekend got dinner and a show when a shark appeared in New Shoreham’s Great Salt Pond. “In this case ...