Basking shark feeding. Image copyright SNH - Paul Naylor.
University scientists to reveal the secret life of sharks
University of Exeter scientists are part of a team investigating
the movements of large sharks visiting Scottish waters. The
ambitious project begins in Hebridean seas off the West coast of
Scotland on 13 July. Marine biologists from the University of
Exeter and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will attach satellite
tracking tags to 20 basking sharks in the seas around the Inner
Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Once fitted, the tags
will allow people to track the movements of the sharks on the
SNH website in close-to-real time. The tags will provide
information on the location and behaviour of the sharks during
the summer when they can be seen feeding in large numbers at the
surface. They will also track the sharks for several months
afterwards, helping scientists understand if the sharks travel
to deeper water around Scotland and further afield over the
winter. The tagging work will tak