Welcome to the Shark Trust’s Recording Hub

Record your Basking Shark Sighting

To record your shark sighting(s) complete the form below.

Your sighting will then be sent to our conservation team who will verify and add this information to our database. This usually takes several days, but may take longer, depending on the number of sightings we receive.

Contact Details

Organisation

First Name

Last Name

Country

United Kingdom

Email

Sighting

Sighting Type

Diving

Conditions

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Visibility

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Shark

If you know the shark to species level please select it from the dropdown list or you can record to the Family level (if known), otherwise you can select "Unknown"

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Species

Unknown (Unknown)

Number Seen / Quantity

Sex

Unknown

Confidence

Medium

Size (m)

Location

Where Were You?

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Latitude

Longitude

When

Select Date and Time

Notes

General Notes

Was the individual tagged?

Unknown

Supporting Images

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