Nov 17 2022
Its been a great year for basking sharks in both conservation and research! New research published this year unveils some fascinating insights to basking shark behaviour, and we were so happy to have been able …
Oct 17 2022
It’s unusual to see a humpback whale in Scotland, and over the last ten years this is our third sighting of these magical creatures here in the Hebrides. On this flat calm day we had …
Oct 07 2022
Welcome to episode 6 of shark-cast brought to you by Basking Shark Scotland. This episode Shane and Rachel dived into an introduction to the basking shark – (we are always here for the ocean …
Oct 04 2022
This is a very common question we are asked on tours, scientific voyages, and online. Until relatively recently (say a decade ago) it was very misunderstood. Go back a little further the opinion was that …
A question we’re often asked during our voyages is, Were are the sharks and how do we find them? Why they are not at a specific place at a specific time, and what the season …
Sep 30 2022
Well this was a day we didn’t expect – but that’s what can happen in the Hebrides, all of a sudden something unexpected and amazing turns up. Life on the edge of the Atlantic! We …
Recently our drone footage of a basking shark approaching our boat casued a bit of a stir on the internet! This short video went unexpectedly viral on TikTok, gaining 16.5 million views at the time …
Aug 26 2022
For the summer peak season, we’re based out on the Isle of Coll in the Scottish Inner Hebrides islands. The islands are exposed to the North East Atlantic and although the ocean can be a …
Aug 02 2022
One of the biggest mysteries with basking sharks is reproduction, where and how do they breed? Where are their pupping grounds? There are many unanswered questions, but we are seeing small pieces of the jigsaw …
May 25 2022
Where are the best places to snorkel in Argyll? We’ve been running snorkel & swimming trips around the coastline of Oban and the islands of Argyll for 10 years. Here are our top picks of places …
Apr 15 2022
As basking shark experts we love answering your questions about our favourite giant fish, and today we are diving in to one of the top searched questions about basking sharks – can they close their …
Here at Basking Shark Scotland we love answering your questions on all things basking shark, and one of the top searched questions about our favourite filter feeders is – ‘can a basking shark eat a human?’. …
