Basking Sharks
August 2019
Have you been enjoying Shark Week? Today, meet the basking shark, a gentle filter feeder found in NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
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August 2019
Have you been enjoying Shark Week? Today, meet the basking shark, a gentle filter feeder found in NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.