case of the 1970s.

Life history

Basking sharks do not hibernate and are active year-round. In winter, basking sharks often move to deeper depths, even down to 900 m and have been tracked making vertical movements consistent with feeding on overwintering zooplankton.

Surfacing behaviors

They are slow-moving sharks (feeding at about 2 knot) and do not evade approaching boats (unlike great white sharks). They are not attracted to chum.

The basking shark is large and slow,

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