In the Field: Basking Sharks with Dr Alexandra McInturf
World of Sharks27 Jun 2024

In the Field: Basking Sharks with Dr Alexandra McInturf

We are so excited to share with you a very special bonus episode of World of Sharks! Join us as we head into the field in search of the second largest species of shark in the world: the basking shark. We’ll be heading out on the boat with Dr Alex McInturf (@drsurfnturf), shark scientist at the Chapple Big Fish Lab (@big_fish_lab), SOSF project leader and project coordinator for the Irish Basking Shark Group (@baskingirish). You'll be right there with us as we conduct some basking shark research, and you'll learn what it's like to tag, track, ultrasound and swim with a 32 foot (10m) shark in the wild.

Keep up to date with Alex here: https://alexandramcinturf.squarespace.com, find out more about Taylor and the Big Fish Lab here: https://marineresearch.oregonstate.edu/chapple-lab and the Irish Basking Shark Group here: https://www.baskingshark.ie/

Key timestamps:

2.25 - Heading out on the boat and Alex's research

8.47 - Finding basking sharks

17.02 - Tagging

32.48 - Active tracking

38.35 - Ultrasounding

44.13 - Social behaviour

50.00 - Basking shark threats and conservation

Shownotes: www.saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/podcast

Follow Save Our Seas Foundation on instagram (@saveourseasfoundation) and x/twitter (@SaveOurSeas). You can also head to www.saveourseas.com

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(100)

Episode 100: For the Love of Sharks

Episode 100: For the Love of Sharks

This episode is an extra special one – it’s our 100th! To celebrate this milestone, our host Dr Isla Hodgson looks back across half a decade and 100+ hours of conversations about sharks with the peopl...

2 Jul 48min

Parasites! The World Inside of Sharks with Dr Bjoern Schaeffner and Dr Jaime Penadés Suay

Parasites! The World Inside of Sharks with Dr Bjoern Schaeffner and Dr Jaime Penadés Suay

Parasites have a bad rep. We often see them as harmful, exploitative, and just plain icky. But in the shark world, parasites are much more than just irritating hitchhikers. They are ecosystem engineer...

18 Jun 52min

Ask Us Anything About Sharks (Round 2)! With Dr James Lea

Ask Us Anything About Sharks (Round 2)! With Dr James Lea

We're diving back into our mailbag to answer more of your burning sharky questions! In this episode we address all sorts of fascinating queries such as how bioluminescence evolved in sharks, which spe...

4 Jun 1h 1min

Painting the Town Blue: Artivism and Bringing the Ocean to the Streets with Tré Packard and Akira Biondo

Painting the Town Blue: Artivism and Bringing the Ocean to the Streets with Tré Packard and Akira Biondo

Art has the power to change perspectives, spark dialogue, and raise awareness of the complex issues facing our ocean. This is exactly why PangeaSeed was established. Since its inception in 2010, Pange...

21 Mai 1h 1min

All Shark, No Bite - How Ocean Acidification Could Affect Shark Teeth with Max Baum

All Shark, No Bite - How Ocean Acidification Could Affect Shark Teeth with Max Baum

In August 2025, a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science suggested that ocean acidification could negatively impact a shark's most useful tool: their teeth. We speak with the paper...

7 Mai 57min

The Secret History of Sharks! Shark Evolution and Adaptations with Professor John Long

The Secret History of Sharks! Shark Evolution and Adaptations with Professor John Long

Sharks have been around a long, long time (over 450 million years!). But how did they evolve into the extraordinarily diverse and successful group of animals that we have today? On today's episode, we...

23 Apr 1h 2min

Shark Depredation: An Emerging Challenge in Shark Conservation with Mina Hatayama

Shark Depredation: An Emerging Challenge in Shark Conservation with Mina Hatayama

The Maldives has served as a shark sanctuary for 15 years, and is now one of the most diverse regions for sharks and rays in the world. But with great success comes a new problem: conflict with humans...

9 Apr 52min

Nurse Sharks: The Sharks That Like to Cuddle with Sergio Madrigal Mora

Nurse Sharks: The Sharks That Like to Cuddle with Sergio Madrigal Mora

Sometimes called the 'couch potatoes of the sea', nurse sharks are famous for their laid back attitude to life spending most of their days cosied up in piles, napping. But their gentle, docile nature ...

26 Mar 56min

Populært innen Fakta

fastlegen
dine-penger-pengeradet
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
foreldreradet
treningspodden
jakt-og-fiskepodden
mikkels-paskenotter
rss-strid-de-norske-borgerkrigene
rss-kunsten-a-leve
hverdagspsyken
sinnsyn
fryktlos
gravid-uke-for-uke
rss-sarbar-med-lotte-erik
rss-var-forste-kaffe
ryddepodden
kvallm
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
dopet
babyverden