Basking Shark Form

To report a dead basking shark floating at sea or washed up on a beach, please call NECWA at 508-566-0009.

Contact Information - NEBShark will not share your contact information with any other organization or business. This information will only be used to verify the sighting information.

Full Name*

First NameLast Name

E-mail*

Organization:

Address*

Street Address

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Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number

Sighting Information

Number of Basking Shark(s):

Estimated size:

Date & Time

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Location:

Position:

Note: Latitude and longitude is needed for accurately reporting each sighting. If you were not able to record the GPS position of the animal, please use the Google Earth window above. Find the area offshore where you sighting the animal, then place the curson in the exact location where the fist was located. The GPS position will read at the bottom of the Google Earth window. Thank you!

Basking Shark Behaviors - more than 1 behavior can be checked.

Individual Basking Shark:

Feeding – mouth is open (can see greenish patch near mouth)Not feeding – mouth is closedSwimming pattern is relatively straightSwimming pattern is more circularTail thrashingBreaching (jumping out of water)Close approach to your boat by the sharkOther

Multiple Basking Sharks:

Echelon Behavior (one shark is swimming above the other)Parallel Swimming (sharks swimming side-by-side)Following Nose to Tail (sharks swimming one behind the other)Nudging (one shark is pushing or nudging the other)Pectoral Fin Grabbing (one shark grabs or bites another sharks fin)Group Circling (sharks are swimming in a circle as a group)Group Feeding (multiple sharks are feeding open mouth at the surface)Other

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Thank you for sending us this sighting report of a basking shark. To learn more about the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA), go to our website at www.necwa.org. NECWA is an all-volunteer nonprofit based in southeastern MA. We work to better understand and protect the unique coastal marine wildlife in New England waters. Your efforts are helping us achieve this goal.