When disparate research interests, conservation groups, and fishing interests get together you know two things are going on:1. What brings them together is usually grim news
2. There's still hope
Kudo's to the Save our Seas Foundation and others who have initiated this conference:
THE Isle of Man is to host a conference on basking sharks this summer following four years of ground-breaking research. Experts from all over the world are expected at the three-day scientific event, Basking Sharks: A Global Perspective.
It will be hosted by the Manx Government, the Manx Wildlife Trust and Save our Seas Foundation.
The Island's basking shark population has received worldwide attention since a shark tagged in Manx waters crossed the Atlantic in 2007. It was previously believed basking sharks on this side of the Atlantic were a completely different group to those off the Americas.
It is estimated there are now only about 8,200 basking sharks left.
'We are close to losing them,' said Jackie. 'This practice must be stopped and our tagging work lends power to the scientific argument against it.
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