A huge shark has washed up on a Scottish beach, leaving beachgoers in utter disbelief. The basking shark, sometimes known as a 'Toothless Bruce' because of it lack of teeth, measured 24ft in ...

Basking sharks are listed as a protected species by authorities. It meant the startled fisherman had to alert the area's marine life foundation - CRAM - once he realised what he had caught.

The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

Minke whale, basking sharks and Risso's dolphins will be among ... East Mainland Coast Shetland, Sound of Gigha, Coll and Tiree, Rum and the west coast of the Outer Hebrides.