In The Field: Basking Sharks With Dr Alexandra McInturf World Of Sharks podcast

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In the Field: Basking Sharks with Dr Alexandra McInturf

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We are so excited to share with you a very special bonus episode of World of Sharks! Join us as we head into the field in search of the second largest species of shark in the world: the basking shark. We’ll be heading out on the boat with Dr Alex McInturf (@drsurfnturf), shark scientist at the Chapple Big Fish Lab (@big_fish_lab), SOSF project leader and project coordinator for the Irish Basking Shark Group (@baskingirish). You'll be right there with us as we conduct some basking shark research, and you'll learn what it's like to tag, track, ultrasound and swim with a 32 foot (10m) shark in the wild.

Keep up to date with Alex here: https://alexandramcinturf.squarespace.com, find out more about Taylor and the Big Fish Lab here: https://marineresearch.oregonstate.edu/chapple-lab and the Irish Basking Shark Group here: https://www.baskingshark.ie/

Key timestamps:

2.25 - Heading out on the boat and Alex's research

8.47 - Finding basking sharks

17.02 - Tagging

32.48 - Active tracking

38.35 - Ultrasounding

44.13 - Social behaviour

50.00 - Basking shark threats and conservation

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