Foyle II Heads South
Foyle II a 6-8m shark successfully equipped with a satellite transmitter or ‘Spot’ tag in Irish waters this summer is heading south for...
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REFLECTIONS ON A RARE BASKING SHARK ENCOUNTER
August 2020
Dr. Simon Berrow narrates his experience with basking sharks in the fall off West Clare. The species is often seen feeding in this area in the spring - but the seasonal timing of this experience was not the only unusual component...
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Aug 23, 20132 min read
Malin Head Ocean Literacy
Ocean Literacy; Understanding our local sea’s and collating sufficient information to support informed decision making on their use and...
Aug 17, 20131 min read
Shark Camp Message
Shark Camp 2013 was a two week Summer Camp and internship for local teens run by the Irish Basking Shark Study Group and funded by the...
Jul 31, 20132 min read
Shark Camp Update
Secondary school students from around Inishowen are taking part in a two week ‘Shark Camp’ internship with the Irish Basking Shark Study...
Jul 29, 20131 min read
Shark Camp Begins
The first Irish Shark Camp Intern. Programme began today Monday 29thJuly at Malin Head, Co. Donegal. The two week duration summer camp...
Jul 20, 20131 min read
Dutch Documentary
A Dutch film crew got a little more than they bargined for when they took a trip off Malin Head for some fishing and shark watching with...
Jul 19, 20131 min read
Basking Fest
Soaring summer temperatures and calm sea conditions have resulted in the Hundreds of Basking Sharks gathering at Malin head. Shark...
Jul 1, 20131 min read
Shark Camp Extended
There are a few remaining positions available on Shark Camp 2013. Due to the level of interest from areas outside of Malin head and...
Jun 10, 20132 min read
Migration Conundrum
As basking sharks poured into the waters off Malin head last week researchers hit the waves with high hopes of an extended shark season...
Jun 10, 20131 min read
Foyle and Koisan Deployed
Two SPOT tags have been deployed on individual sharks off Malin head in an effort to track shark movements when on the Malin or Islay...
Jun 10, 20132 min read
Shark Camp 2013 Launched
What monsters lurk beneath the waves off Malin head? Sharks is the right answer, but why are they there, how many are they and do they...
May 30, 20132 min read
Sligo Shark Fest
Basking sharks are an elusive and sometimes unpredictable species which often defy even the best fortune teller’s predictions. It has...
May 30, 20132 min read
Shark Spotting
This spring sees the launch of ‘Shark Spotting’ a new basking shark project in Malin head and Foyle waters. The Inishowen Basking Shark...
May 23, 20131 min read
Sharks Hit West Coast
The west coast of Ireland has experienced an influx of basking sharks on a scale not seen since 2010. Large surface aggregations of...
Apr 12, 20132 min read
Bunagee Beauty Tag Found
Three intrepid adventures have found the tag which was attached to Bunagee Beauty as part of the Inishowen Development Partnership...
Jan 9, 20131 min read
North or South?
Two more sharks from the Monster Munch project have released their archival tags. Colm doesn’t Cille and Bunagee beauty both tagged off...
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