Spyro
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What is it?
A reckon it was at least 6 feet from dorsal to tail fin
A reckon it was at least 6 feet from dorsal to tail fin
Any shark experts
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Skyva_2
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Most likely a Basking Shark, common around the UK
http://www.baskingsharks.org/content.asp?did=26601&rootid=6207
http://www.baskingsharks.org/content.asp?did=26601&rootid=6207
glashen
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UFO
Unidentified Fishy Object !!!!
Unidentified Fishy Object !!!!
flyingscampi
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It's a tabloid errand boy with a plastic fin taped to his back.
mandlmaunder
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Skysail got it in one, !
phanakapan
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Hi Spyro, we (Webcraft + swmbo + me on Amaranthe) saw one just like that last Saturday heading north up the Sound of Bute- Webcraft said it was a basking shark, as well.
Great weekend, btw! Many thanks
Great weekend, btw! Many thanks
Neraida
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cliff
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Looks more like a Porbeagle to me as well. Quite common in the Clyde at one time.
Basking sharks usually show something of their tail fins and are generally larger than 6' dorsal to tail
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Basking sharks usually show something of their tail fins and are generally larger than 6' dorsal to tail
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ccscott49
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Mako?
Lakesailor
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Nah. When it gets closer to the boat you can see......
Twister_Ken
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Russian mini sub.
cliff
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Mako?
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Mako?
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Spyro
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I've seen basking sharks before this one seemed to be different in the way it moved and turned very quickly This one was spotted just inside the north channel between Holy isle and Arran.
Might be time to look out the big game tackle.
Might be time to look out the big game tackle.
Sgeir
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Like yourself, we're fairly familiar with seeing the occasional basking shark, usually on their own, pretty big (4-6m?), fairly slow moving, and not in the least interested in the boat. However last year, off the Treshnish Isles, we came across a group (pack/pod/warren?) of 6 or 7 sharks behaving oddly. Like yours, they turned erratically, were fast (perhaps 6/7 knots), and were smaller, about 2-3m in length. They were also interested in the boat, and would come straight towards us and then sheer off at speed.
The people at the wildlife centre at Tobermory suggested, like Neraida and Cliff, that they may have been porbeagles. Unfortunately, the photographs were taken pointing towards the sun, so it is not possible to identify the distinctive white marking on the rear of the (porbeagle) dorsal fins.
We could not see the snouts or their jaws, and in all other respects the dorsal fin looked like those of basking sharks. So, if they weren't porbeagles, then perhaps the only other explanation is that they were basking sharks behaving badly.
The people at the wildlife centre at Tobermory suggested, like Neraida and Cliff, that they may have been porbeagles. Unfortunately, the photographs were taken pointing towards the sun, so it is not possible to identify the distinctive white marking on the rear of the (porbeagle) dorsal fins.
We could not see the snouts or their jaws, and in all other respects the dorsal fin looked like those of basking sharks. So, if they weren't porbeagles, then perhaps the only other explanation is that they were basking sharks behaving badly.
Twister_Ken
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"basking sharks behaving badly"
Great title for a TV series
Great title for a TV series
