Secrets Of The Basking Shark
Oceans
•
06-Jan-2022
Beneath the waves lies another world, one of strange beauty and deep secrets. Dr Tasha Philips explore a mysterious, endangered creature that despite reaching 12m in length, usually swims by the UK shores unnoticed, the basking shark.
Travelling with the sharks on their northerly migration, former shark hunters talk about dangerous battles with giant fish, Dr Philips explores scientific tagging studies that follows sharks across the oceans, and meet the people fighting for their future. Dive into the underwater world of the shark.
By Filmmakers Dr Tasha Philips and Lawrence Eagling
Up Next in Oceans
-
Guardian of the Sea Lions
Guardian of the Sea Lions" is a film centred around Janet Ledingham, an 83 year-old woman who voluntarily collects data on sea lions, a nationally vulnerable species, for the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust. It is both informative and inspiring as we learn about Janet’s passion for sea lions and her r...
-
Searching For Sea Turtles In Grenada
On the 12 square mile island of Carriacou, Grenada a team of scientists, fishermen and a wildlife veternarian assemble. They're here to conduct the first ever in-water survey of hard-shelled sea turtle around the island. With no prior data to go off of, they only have the local knowledge of beach...
-
Ocean Guardians
Ocean Guardians, recounts the journey of humpback whales as they migrate between Alaska and Hawai‘i while illuminating PWF’s ongoing work to save the species and restore the delicate balance between humankind and marine life. Shot on location in Alaska and Maui, with additional visual support pro...
