The Basking Sharks are Off Cornwall and Tagged Sharks are off the Irish Coast: Here Next?
We expect our first basking sharks in Manx waters in the next week or so. I am scanning the seas at the moment.
A large group of basking sharks has been seen off Cornwall see-
Also, some of the basking tagged by Dr Matt Witt’s team, in Scottish waters, last summer have returned from southern waters and are off the Irish coast. See the following links to see maps of where 4 of his tagged sharks are
WOMBLE is in the Celtic Deep http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=129445&full=1&lang=
SUMMER is off the West coast of Ireland
http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=129448&full=1&lang=
GUMMY was last up off the south coast of Ireland
http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=129439
SOAY last up off South coast of Ireland http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=129444&full=1&lang