Basking sharks travel in extended families with their own ‘gourmet maps’ of feeding spots, genetic tagging reveals

Catherine Jones; Noble Leslie; Lilian Lieber

Basking sharks travel in extended families with their own ‘gourmet maps’ of feeding spots, genetic tagging reveals

Catherine Jones, Noble Leslie, Lilian Lieber

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Abstract

Picture the scene. Swimming off Scotland’s west coast during a summer holiday you notice a large dark shark nearly 10 metres long headed towards you. A prominent triangular dorsal fin cuts the surface, the powerful rhythmically beating tail driving it silently through the cloudy green depths. You’re transfixed by a cavernous mouth large enough to swallow a seal.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 4 Dec 2020

Bibliographical note

Catherine S Jones receives funding from Nature.Scot and the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), UKRI.

Leslie Noble and Lilian Lieber do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Keywords

Marine conservation
Basking sharks
Marine biodiversity
Extinction threat

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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