We would like to express our gratitude to the following organisations for their financial assistance and support for the Basking Shark Watch project in 2004. Please click their logos to visit their websites.
Links
The Manx Wildlife Trust / Marine Conservation Society Basking Shark Website
Host an excellent website with large amounts of background information on the basking shark. They also carry out a sightings scheme for basking sharks on the Isle of Man, which is then sent on to MCS.
Web: http://www.isleofman.com/
The Marine Biological Association of the UK basking shark tagging experiments
Undertake fundamental tracking research key to understanding the range and habitat requirements of basking sharks. Also carry out a number of allied studies which determine feeding and migratory behaviour on much smaller (10s of Kms) scales.
Web: http://www.mba.ac.uk/Fellows/Sims/fbewebsite.htm
WT - The Wildlife Trusts
Carry out surveys with Colin Speedie aboard the vessel 'Forever Changes' to survey populations of basking sharks, turtles, seabirds, cetaceans, and other marine wildlife in Cornish, Irish, Northern Ireland and Scottish waters.
The Green, Witham Park
Waterside South. Lincoln. LN5 7JR
Tel: 01522-544400
Fax: 01522-511616
Web: http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/
E-mail: wildlifersnc@cix.compulink.co.uk
Shark Trust/European Basking Shark Photo Identification Project
Used to identify sharks at different times and different locations given unique markings on fins.
c/o National Marine Aquarium
Rope Walk.
Coxside.
Plymouth
PL4 0LF
Tel: 01752 672008
Fax: 01752 672008
Web: http://www.sharktrust.org/; http:///
E-mail: enquiries@sharktrust.org
HWDT - Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust
Undertake scientific surveys and educational talks about cetaceans. Dolphins and basking sharks around the inner Hebrides, Scotland.
28 Main Street
Tobermory
Isle of Mull
Scotland
PA75 6NU
01688 302 620
http://www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk/
Biscay Dolphin Research Programme
BDRP has been collaborating with the P&O ferry 'Pride of Bilbao' for at least 2 decades to record sightings of all large marine fauna. but principally cetaceans. They record using timed watches from the 32m high bridge of the vessel during one trip per month over the summer season on their crossing from Portsmouth to Bilbao and back (a four day round-trip). Talks are given on board to the general public during crossings, and they maintain a database of all their records.
www.biscay-dolphin.org.uk/
ORCA - Organisation Cetacea
ORCA provides an information hub for sightings of whales, dolphins, seabirds, and other marine wildlife.
www.orcaweb.org.uk/
Sealife Surveys
Provide scientific survey data on the distribution of whales, dolphins and basking sharks to HWDT.
http://www.sealifesurveys.com/
Inter Island cruises
Run the vessle MV Flamer for whale watching cruises, and have provided basking shark sightings data to HWDT which has then been passed on to the MCS.
http://www.jenny.mull.com/
Scottish Marine Wildlife Watching Code
A guide to best practice for watching marine wildlife.
http://www.marinecode.org/documents/Guide-web.pdf
