Hey folks! Here's your regular reminder to be kind to the sharks this #baskingsharkseason. These animals are officially protected in Irish waters, and you may see them throughout the summer (if you're lucky). Our Code of Conduct is below. Pls share widely!!

Liamhán Gréine Cód Iompair 👇🦈🇮🇪🙌🌊 Irish Basking Shark

What a gorgeous basking shark encounter. Note how the shark approached the kayak, and then moved on. Great work @louisecbarker🦈 If anyone is ever in doubt the Irish Basking Shark Group have a lovely + simple basking shark code of conduct to keep you right & safe 👇Irish Basking Shark

With #BaskingSharks returning to their usual favourite spots around Achill Island, check out these great reminders from Irish Basking Shark if you're lucky enough to encounter them! 👇

The moment a huge Basking shark comes over to your boat! Off Co.Mayo Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Irish Basking Shark Fair Seas Mayo.ie Mayo North Tourism, Ireland

Check out this new feature on basking shark "circles in the sea" by The Irish Times: irishtimes.com/environment/20…

There have been many videos and reports of basking shark encounters this season! We spoke to the Irish Examiner about how to behave when you come across them: irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outd…

I was delighted to contribute to the Irish Wildlife Trust summer magazine & to write an article on basking sharks + their legal protection in 🇮🇪 waters 🦈 Irish Basking Shark It was also a good reminder to sign up for IWT membership which I just did & would encourage you to do too 👇🌊👏

On #WorldOceanDay check out this throwback episode of #Ecolution all about our ocean giants. Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Irish Basking Shark @IrishSchSusty rte.ie/kids/2022/0928… via RTÉ

Great feature! Check it out. Well done by our co-coordinator Donal Griffin!!

Stephen dunbar Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Irish Basking Shark Mayo.ie Mayo North Tourism, Ireland It's truly an incredible area for biodiversity. Just in case you missed it here's an infographic on the Mayo to Shelf Edge area that our research shows would make a great Marine Protected Area: x.com/FairSeasIrelan… #FairSeas

Daily Loud What to do if you spot a basking shark... x.com/BaskingIrish/s…

🇮🇪 Passport news 🇮🇪 Ireland is currently carrying out a public survey on what animals & plants should feature on our updated passport. Vote for your favourite below. If you can't chose, we're big fans of #baskingshark and would love your help🦈 Fair Seas Irish Basking Shark

New paper y'all! Hot off the press 🔥. Ever look at a bunch of #sharks together and wonder, "Why are they doing that? What do we even call this 'group'?"? Well, we wondered for you and introduce some fun new terms for you here! academic.oup.com/icesjms/advanc… ICES Big Fish Lab

This is a great update from co-coordinator Donal Griffin! We KNOW some of you want a basking shark on your passport. How cool would that be? Share widely and fill out the survey here: gov.ie/en/consultatio…

🎵🚨 Well, I’m hot blooded, check it and see…🎵🚨 Despite always been known as being cold blooded, basking sharks are actually regionally endothermic like their close relatives great whites! 🔥🦈🔥 Check out my second PhD chapter here: doi.org/10.3354/esr012…

Basking sharks are what now?! New paper led by Dr Haley Dolton (she/her) where we document regional endothermy in our favourite giant filter feeding sharky 🔥. Interesting implications for evolution and ecological advantages of regional endothermy; we thought it was only seen in apex 🦈&🐟1/3

I've been talking to Dr Haley Dolton (she/her) and Nicholas Payne about this for awhile now, so I'm absolutely thrilled that this is public knowledge! Great work by this team - can confirm that getting thermistors into basking sharks is NOT EASY 🔥

Happy #worldbaskingsharkday! Today is the day we celebrate the big fish online. Join us over the day for lots of info, pics & videos. Make sure you tune in at 12pm (midday) when we’ll be dropping some very special news! #baskingshark #baskingsharks

Happy #WorldBaskingSharkDay everyone! Here's to celebrating this gentle giant and the biggest shark in UK waters! 🦈 🔍 Have you seen a Basking Shark? If so, let us know using our Shark Log sightings form: bit.ly/SharkLog 📸 Frogfish Photography