Porbeagle shark? Skerries harbour

Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:43 pm

Anyone see the video ,it looks to me like it's a decent size porbeagle at the skerries Yacht club slip

Re: Porbeagle shark? Skerries harbour

Tue Oct 10, 2017 5:16 pm

Yip, seen it. But can't distinguish it between a porgy or a basking shark tbh. Is anyone sure which one it is?
Hope they didn't stress it too much either way.

Someone has put the video onto YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4G_bxYd1k44

Re: Porbeagle shark? Skerries harbour

Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:01 pm

A local fisherman informed me it was a young basking shark..

Re: Porbeagle shark? Skerries harbour

Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:10 am

its a basking shark, look at the dorsal and tail fin, classic pose when filter feeding on the surface. Nice to see one on the east coast.

Re: Porbeagle shark? Skerries harbour

Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:21 am

Not the first on the east coast I have seen them on a regular occasions out off Greystones while fishing for ray on anchor
mickser