Courtesy of
the Irish Whale and
Dolphin Group
April 2012. A dozen basking sharks were sighted off Slea Head in Ireland 's County Kerry
Clearly the
waters off the Dingle peninsula provide important early season feeding for
basking shark. A settled period of a few sunny days of warm weather should see
basking shark sighting records from other inshore sites. Over the coming 2-3
months basking sharks should be visible along much of the Irish coastline,
although sightings in the Irish Sea , north
coast and northeast tend to be much later in the year between August-September.
On 4th April
Nick observed a minimum of three sharks from Slea head, with a further two on
the 5th and an impressive tally of 6 animals on 6th April.
This is good
timing for the IWDG's first Cape Clear whale (and basking shark) watching
weekend on 31st May-2nd June, which will have a certain shark flavour.
Further
information on basking sharks in Irish waters can be found on www.baskingshark.ie
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