Basking shark

[bburville]

Filmed early June off Cornwall, UK

[video=youtube;2hBZK4PLl4w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hBZK4PLl4w[/video]

Safe diving,
Ben "Seal diver"
www.youtube.com/bburville

 

[Searcaigh]

Nice one

 

[tracydr]

Are these seen there very often?
one of my bucket list shark finds!

 

[Peter_C]

Very nice! Too bad they wiped them out just about on the West Coast of the USA. They used to very common, but they are slowly making a comeback.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/norcal/390538-basking-shark-7-24-2011-a.html

 

[amandasargent5]

Absolutely amazing!! I am jealous!
It is a dream of mine to swim along side a Basking Shark. They are truly incredible sharks to observe!
I had the pleasure of seeing one on a deep sea boat trip, and even just a glimpse of the dorsal fin, caudal fin, and tip of the nose cutting the water was an experience I will never forget!

 

[Scuba_Noob]

Looks almost cartoonish. Nice find, great video. Too bad they're almost completely wiped out of the West coast of Canada too.

 

[drbill]

Nice. Last one I saw was in 1976 off Santa Barbara Island. Such a shame that so many species of sharks have declined precipitously off the West Coast although I expect some to make a modest recovery in my lifetime due to bans on gill netting and long lining in California waters.

 

[Peter_C]

Too bad they're almost completely wiped out of the West coast of Canada too.

They rammed them with a specially built boat that had a spear on the bow. They were killed off for no reason other than to prevent boating accidents.