You can also see these giants around the coast of Ireland, as you can see below from last month. At least 21 species live ...

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.

Very little is known about basking sharks but that’s about to change, thanks to a pioneering team of scientists and some underwater cameras. The waters south of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides are ...

Minke whale, basking sharks and Risso's dolphins will be among ... East Mainland Coast Shetland, Sound of Gigha, Coll and Tiree, Rum and the west coast of the Outer Hebrides.