A 7-meter basking shark feeding near the surface after it was tagged by researchers. NEWPORT, Ore. – Hours after tagging an endangered basking shark off the coast of Ireland in April, researchers ...

An unusually large visitor spent its Memorial Day in New England this year. Just in time for the 50th anniversary of "Jaws," a massive basking shark was spotted off the coast of Block Island in Rhode ...

A 24-foot shark washed up on a United Kingdom beach over the weekend and a forklift was needed to haul the massive beast off the shore, wild photos show. The carcass of a basking shark — the ...

A huge basking shark washed up on a Cape beach earlier this week. Credit: New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance/TNS BOSTON — Even though it’s the heart of winter, sharks are still in our frigid waters ...

Note: Before we get started, let’s define what pelagic actually means. “Right now, the word pelagic can be a little obscure”, he explains. “But it refers to the open ocean, so the offshore, high seas ...

The second largest shark species in the world is being spotted close to the Bay State coast, according to shark researchers. Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of ...