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FYI- Basking sharks are "filter-feeders", and are as harmless as whale sharks. They have no teeth, and eat plankton. Freinds of mine used to see them cruising along the south shore when they took their boat out for a cruise.
I can recall a story some years ago about a basking shark that had swam into the shallows near/around Wollaston beach.
Even then, there was some idiot wanting to claim "idiot" bragging rights by trying to snag it. Once the authorities "convinced" him to stop, the shark proceeded to head back out to sea.
They can get quite large, but are very docile creatures, and are unusually curious about boats.
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