Sunday, December 9, 2007

Basking Shark

The Basking Shark is the second largest fish, after the whale shark. There are reports from Norway of three basking sharks over 12 m (the largest being 13.7 m/45 ft). It is a slow moving and generally harmless filter feeder.

Like other large sharks, basking sharks are at risk of extinction due to a combination of low resilience and overfishing to supply the worldwide market for the shark's fins, flesh and organs.

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