THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a massive shark was accidentally caught by fisherman in Spain. The 22ft beast was hauled out ...

The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a swimming pool Basking sharks are found across the globe.

The basking shark, sometimes known as a 'Toothless Bruce ... The enormous creature had a rope caught between its mouth and wrapped around its tail when discovered by Yolanda McCall on Sunday ...

Basking sharks are listed as a protected species ... What appears to be a fishing net can be seen tangled around the shark’s tail fins. The shark had entered the fisherman’s net and got ...

In a world first, a basking shark is tagged with cameras. Speaking on Landward Dr Lucy Hawkes explained, “Basking sharks are big animals but they can also dive under the water and stay well out ...

“They are very distinctive,” he added. “The dorsal fin is really big on a basking shark and they have a tail fin and you can see their nose sticking up. “Under the right ...

A whale-watching tour off Southern California got a close-up look at a passing basking shark, which are rarely seen in warmer waters, a video shows. A Davey’s Locker Whale Watching boat spotted ...